Hemimeris

Hemimeris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] They secrete oils to attract specialized oil-collecting bees from the genus Rediviva.[3]

Hemimeris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Hemimerideae
Genus: Hemimeris
L.f.[1]
Species

See text.

Species

As of September 2020, the following species were accepted:[2]

  • Hemimeris centrodes Hiern
  • Hemimeris gracilis Schltr.
  • Hemimeris montana L.f.
  • Hemimeris racemosa (Houtt.) Merr.
  • Hemimeris sabulosa L.f.

References

  1. Suppl. Pl.: 45 (1782)
  2. "Hemimeris L.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. Buchmann, Stephen L. (1987). "The Ecology of Oil Flowers and their Bees". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 18: 343–369. doi:10.1146/annurev.es.18.110187.002015. JSTOR 2097136.
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