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Hemimeris

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

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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

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As of September 2020, the following species were accepted:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Suppl. Pl.: 45 (1782)
  2. ^ a b "Hemimeris L.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  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. JSTOR 2097136.