Colpias
| Colpias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Hemimerideae |
| Genus: | Colpias E.Mey. ex Benth.[1] |
| Species: | C. mollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Colpias mollis | |
Colpias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Colpias mollis, native to South Africa.[2] It secretes oils to attract specialized oil-collecting bees from the genus Rediviva.[3]
References
- ^ a b Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 53 (1836)
- ^ "Colpias E.Mey. ex Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ 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.