Nemesia (plant)
| Nemesia | |
|---|---|
| 'Sunsatia Banana' | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Hemimerideae |
| Genus: | Nemesia Vent. (year?), Bot. Phan.[1] |
Nemesia is a genus of annuals, perennials and sub-shrubs which are native to sandy coasts or disturbed ground[2] in South Africa. Numerous hybrids have been selected, and the annual cultivars are popular with gardeners as bedding plants.[3] In temperate regions they are usually treated as half-hardy, grown from seed in heat, and planted out after all danger of frost has passed.
The flowers are two-lipped, with the upper lip consisting of four lobes and the lower lip two lobes.[2]
The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-[4]
Species
Species include:[9]
- Nemesia acornis K.E.Steiner
- Nemesia acuminata Benth.
- Nemesia affinis Benth.
- Nemesia albiflora N.E.Br.
- Nemesia anfracta Hiern
- Nemesia angustifolia Grant ex Range
- Nemesia anisocarpa E.Mey. ex Benth.
- Nemesia azurea Diels
- Nemesia barbata (Thunb.) Benth.
- Nemesia bicornis (L.) Pers.
- Nemesia bodkinii Bolus
- Nemesia brevicalcarata Schltr.
- Nemesia caerulea Hiern
- Nemesia calcarata E.Mey. ex Benth.
- Nemesia cheiranthus E.Mey. ex Benth.
- Nemesia chrysolopha Diels
- Nemesia cynanchifolia Benth.
- Nemesia deflexa Grant ex K.E.Steiner
- Nemesia denticulata (Benth.) Grant ex Fourc.
- Nemesia diffusa Benth.
- Nemesia euryceras Schltr.
- Nemesia fleckii Thell.
- Nemesia floribunda Lehm.
- Nemesia fruticans (Thunb.) Benth.
- Nemesia glabriuscula Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
- Nemesia glaucescens Hiern
- Nemesia gracilis Benth.
- Nemesia grandiflora Diels
- Nemesia hanoverica Hiern
- Nemesia hemiptera K.E.Steiner
- Nemesia ionantha Diels
- Nemesia karasbergensis L.Bolus
- Nemesia karroensis Bond
- Nemesia lanceolata Hiern
- Nemesia leipoldtii Hiern
- Nemesia ligulata E.Mey. ex Benth.
- Nemesia lilacina N.E.Br.
- Nemesia linearis Vent.
- Nemesia lucida Benth.
- Nemesia macrocarpa (Aiton) Druce
- Nemesia macroceras Schltr.
- Nemesia marlothii Grant ex Range
- Nemesia maxii Hiern
- Nemesia melissifolia Benth.
- Nemesia micrantha Hiern
- Nemesia pageae L.Bolus
- Nemesia pallida Hiern
- Nemesia parviflora Benth.
- Nemesia petiolina Hiern
- Nemesia picta Schltr.
- Nemesia pinnata (L.f.) E.Mey. ex Benth.
- Nemesia platysepala Diels
- Nemesia psammophila Schltr.
- Nemesia pubescens Benth.
- Nemesia pulchella Schltr. ex Hiern
- Nemesia rupicola Hilliard
- Nemesia saccata E.Mey. ex Benth.
- Nemesia silvatica Hilliard
- Nemesia strumosa (Benth.) Benth.
- Nemesia umbonata (Hiern) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
- Nemesia versicolor E.Mey. ex Benth.
- Nemesia violiflora Roessler
- Nemesia viscosa E.Mey. ex Benth.
- Nemesia williamsonii K.E.Steiner
- Nemesia zimbabwensis Rendle
See also
References
- ^ "genus Nemesia Vent". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ Pienaar, Kristo (2003). The South African What flower is that?. Struil. ISBN 1868724417.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 66. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Nemesia Blue Cloud = 'Penblue'". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Nemesia 'Innocence'". Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Nemesia Melanie = 'Fleuron'". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Nemesia denticulata". Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "African plants database". Retrieved 2008-06-09.