Biology:Hemimeris

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Short description: Genus of Scrophulariaceae plants

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

See text.

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]

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. 2.0 2.1 "Hemimeris L.f.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331652-2. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1956221 entry