Nemesia denticulata

Nemesia denticulata
	Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Genus:	Nemesia
Species:	N. denticulata
Binomial name
	Nemesia denticulata; (Benth.) A.L.Grant ex Fourc.[1]
Synonyms[2]
	List Diascia denticulata Benth.; Nemesia natalitia Sond.; ;

Nemesia denticulata, the toothed aloha, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Nemesia of the figwort family Scrophulariaceae, native to South Africa.[2] A mat‑forming perennial useful for borders, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

The Latin specific epithet denticulata means "slightly toothed", referring to the notched petal edges.[4]

References

Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 20: 73 (1941)
"Nemesia denticulata (Benth.) A.L.Grant ex Fourc". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
"Nemesia denticulata toothed aloha". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.

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