Osteospermum ilicifolium (previously known as Nephrotheca ilicifolia), the jolly boneseed, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.The International Plant Names IndexPlantZAfrica.com, Zoleka Maphanga, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Millennium Seed Bank, Nephrotheca ilicifoliaFernkloof Nature Reserve, Osteospermum ilicifolium
It is the sole species in section Nephrotheca within genus Osteospermum, which belongs to the Calendula tribe.Nordenstam, Rune Bertil & Källersjö, Mari. 2006. Complements au Prodrome de la Flore Corse, Compositae Newsletter 44: 33Tropicos, Nephrotheca B. Nord. & Källersjö
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