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Genus: Nemesia Life
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About
65 species, native to Africa, with 64 species native to southern Africa,
mostly occurring in the Western Cape.
Nemesia sp., Brenton Blue Butterfly
Reserve (Western Cape, South Africa) in recently burnt area. |
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Besides the wild species, Nemesia has been
subject to extensive hybridization to produce a variety of garden varieties:
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Nemesia 'Sunsatia Rasberry®',
New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko
©] |
Nemesia 'Sunsatia Mango®',
New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko
©] |
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
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Nemesia acornis
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Nemesia acuminata |
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Nemesia affinis |
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Nemesia albiflora |
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Nemesia anfracta |
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Nemesia anisocarpa |
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Nemesia aurantia |
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Nemesia azurea |
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Nemesia barbata |
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Nemesia bicornis |
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Nemesia bodkinii |
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Nemesia brevicalcarata |
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Nemesia caerulea |
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Nemesia calcarata |
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Nemesia cheiranthus |
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Nemesia chrysolopha |
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Nemesia cynanchifolia |
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Nemesia deflexa |
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Nemesia denticulata |
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Nemesia diffusa |
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Nemesia euryceras |
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Nemesia fleckii |
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Nemesia floribunda |
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Nemesia fruticans |
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Nemesia glabriuscula |
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Nemesia glaucescens |
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Nemesia gracilis |
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Nemesia grandiflora |
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Nemesia hanoverica |
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Nemesia hemiptera
A short-lived annual that comes up
after winter and early spring rains and which is found
in the Kamiesberg and adjacent hills in Namaqualand,
Northern Cape. |
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Nemesia ionantha |
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Nemesia karasbergensis |
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Nemesia karroensis |
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Nemesia lanceolata |
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Nemesia leipoldtii |
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Nemesia ligulata |
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Nemesia lilacina |
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Nemesia linearis |
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Nemesia lucida |
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Nemesia macrocarpa |
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Nemesia macroceras |
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Nemesia maxii |
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Nemesia melissifolia |
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Nemesia micrantha |
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Nemesia pageae |
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Nemesia pallida |
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Nemesia petiolina |
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Nemesia picta |
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Nemesia pinnata |
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Nemesia platysepala |
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Nemesia psammophila |
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Nemesia pubescens |
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Nemesia pulchella |
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Nemesia rupicola |
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Nemesia saccata |
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Nemesia silvatica |
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Nemesia strumosa |
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Nemesia suaveolens |
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Nemesia umbonata |
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Nemesia versicolor |
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Nemesia violiflora |
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Nemesia viscosa |
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Nemesia williamsonii
Recorded from the Richtersveld
National Park and vicinity. |
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Nemesia zimbabwensis
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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