Gerbera ambigua
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fcfcd7adef629911587 |
| Scientific name | Gerbera ambigua |
| Authority | Sch.Bip. |
| First published in | Flora 27(2): 780 (1844) |
Description Top
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It is also a host plant for the larvae of some butterfly species.
Gerbera ambigua is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family, native to Southern Africa and commonly known as Botterblom or Griekwateebossie. It was named after German botanist Traugott Gerber and was first described in 1844. This perennial herb has variable leaves and produces flower-heads with white and pink ray florets. It grows in grassland and savanna habitats and is able to survive dry, cold winters and annual fires. It is pollinated by various flying insects and serves as a host plant for butterfly larvae.
Gerbera ambigua is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family, native to Southern Africa and commonly known as Botterblom or Griekwateebossie. It was named after German botanist Traugott Gerber and was first described in 1844. This perennial herb has variable leaves and produces flower-heads with white and pink ray florets. It grows in grassland and savanna habitats and is able to survive dry, cold winters and annual fires. It is pollinated by various flying insects and serves as a host plant for butterfly larvae.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Gerbera elegans | Muschl. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46(1-2): 124 (1911) |
| Gerbera coriacea | Sch.Bip. | Flora 27(2): 780 (1844) |
| Gerbera lynchii | Dümmer | J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 40: 254. 1914 |
| Lasiopus ambiguus | Cass. | Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 25: 299 (1822) |
| Gerbera kraussii var. gueinzii | Harv. | |
| Gerbera ambigua var. cardiobasis | Thell. | |
| Lasiopus coriaceus | DC. | Prodr. 7(1): 19 (1838) |
| Gerbera kraussii | Sch.Bip. | Flora 27(2): 781 (1844) |
| Gerbera nervosa | Sond. | Linnaea 23: 70 (1850) |
| Gerbera randii | S.Moore | J. Bot. 64: 305 (1926) |
| Gerbera flava | R.E.Fr. | Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912 i. 348 (1916) |
| Gerbera kraussii var. simuata | Dummer | |
| Gerbera welwitschii var. velutina | S.Moore | |
| Gerbera ambigua var. kraussii | (Sch.Bip.) Thell. | |
| Gerbera ambigua var. gueinzii | (Harv.) Thell. | |
| Gerbera welwitschii | S.Moore | J. Bot. 54: 284 (1916) |
| Gerbera discolor | Sond. ex Harv. | Fl. Cap. 3: 522 (1865) |
| Gerbera discolor | Harv. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Afrikaans | botterblom |
| Afrikaans | griekwateebossie |
| Arabic | جربارة ملتبسة |
| Zulu | ucabazane |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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East Tropical Africa
- Tanzania
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South Tropical Africa
- Angola
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
- Free State
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Lesotho
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000093657 |
| Tropicos | 2722692 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:208839-1 |
| The Plant List | gcc-49873 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 6059565 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1898444 |
| IPNI | 208839-1 |
| iNaturalist | 569543 |
| GBIF | 5388721 |
| USDA GRIN | 104244 |
| Wikipedia | Gerbera_ambigua |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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| The traditional use of southern African medicinal plants in the treatment of viral respiratory diseases: A review of the ethnobotany and scientific evaluations | Cock IE, Van Vuuren SF | J Ethnopharmacol | 27-Jul-2020 |
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| A key role for floral scent in a wasp-pollination system in Eucomis (Hyacinthaceae) | Shuttleworth A, Johnson SD | Ann Bot | 30-Dec-2008 |
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| Onognaphalin, a further 5-methyl coumarin from Onoseris gnaphalioides | F Bohlmann | Elsevier BV | 25-Jul-2002 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acid esters | |||||
| Benzyl Benzoate | 2345 | Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2 | 212.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81146-2 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Triquinane sesquiterpenoids / Angular triquinanes | |||||
| Isocomene | 188113 | Click to see CC1CCC2(C13CCCC3(C=C2C)C)C | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81146-2 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Squalene | 638072 | Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C)C)C | 410.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81146-2 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |