Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Ericales
Species:
pendulum
ID:
1086062

Status:
valid

Authors:
Mez

Source:
tro

Year:
1902

Citation Micro:
Pflanzenr. , IV, 236: 195 (1902)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001085400

Common Names

  • Pendulum Sunray
  • Pendulum Daisy
  • Pendulum Bush

Searching for Oncostemum pendulum? Discover Suppliers and Request Free Samples Now!

Find Suppliers & Request Samples

Description

Oncostemum pendulum (also called African Daisy, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Africa. It has a rosette of leaves and a single flower head with yellow disc florets and white ray florets. It grows in open grasslands, woodlands, savannas, and disturbed areas.

Uses & Benefits

Oncostemum pendulum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens, and as a medicinal plant for treating various ailments such as fever, inflammation, and skin diseases.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Oncostemum pendulum has small, white flowers and small, black seeds. The seedlings are small and thin with light green leaves.

Searching for Oncostemum pendulum? Discover Suppliers and Request Free Samples Now!

Find Suppliers & Request Samples

Where to Find Oncostemum pendulum

Oncostemum pendulum is native to Africa and can be found in grasslands.

Species in the Oncostemum genus

Oncostemum ricnanense, Oncostemum phyllarthoides, Oncostemum musicola, Oncostemum pachybotrys, Oncostemum platycladum, Oncostemum phyllanthoides, Oncostemum leptocladum, Oncostemum brevipedatum, Oncostemum forsythii, Oncostemum richardianum, Oncostemum macranthum, Oncostemum triflorum, Oncostemum muscicolum, Oncostemum ericophilum, Oncostemum myrtilloides, Oncostemum cauliflorum, Oncostemum andreanae, Oncostemum hildebrandtii, Oncostemum subcuspidatum, Oncostemum leprosum, Oncostemum ankifiense, Oncostemum dauphinense, Oncostemum neriifolium, Oncostemum flexuosum, Oncostemum goudotianum, Oncostemum laurifolium, Oncostemum meeusianum, Oncostemum macrophyllum, Oncostemum reflexum, Oncostemum matitanense, Oncostemum humbertianum, Oncostemum macrostachyum, Oncostemum venulosum, Oncostemum balanocarpum, Oncostemum botryoides, Oncostemum pendulum, Oncostemum radlkoferi, Oncostemum laxiflorum, Oncostemum rubronotatum, Oncostemum humblotii, Oncostemum lucens, Oncostemum racemiferum, Oncostemum boivinianum, Oncostemum bojerianum, Oncostemum longipes, Oncostemum nitidulum, Oncostemum microsphaerum, Oncostemum microphyllum, Oncostemum crenatum, Oncostemum filicinum,

Species in the Primulaceae family

Aegiceras corniculatum, Aegiceras floridum, Amblyanthopsis bhotanica, Amblyanthopsis membranacea, Amblyanthopsis philippinensis, Amblyanthus glandulosus, Amblyanthus multiflorus, Amblyanthus obovatus, Amblyanthus praetervisus, Androsace beringensis, Androsace idahoensis, Androsace adenocephala, Androsace adfinis, Androsace aflatunensis, Androsace aizoon, Androsace akbajtalensis, Androsace alaica, Androsace alaschanica, Androsace alaskana, Androsace albana, Androsace alchemilloides, Androsace alpina, Androsace americana, Androsace apus, Androsace aretioides, Androsace aretioides, Androsace argentea, Androsace armeniaca, Androsace axillaris, Androsace baltistanica, Androsace bidentata, Androsace bisulca, Androsace brachystegia, Androsace brahmaputrae, Androsace brevis, Androsace bryomorpha, Androsace bulleyana, Androsace bungeana, Androsace caduca, Androsace caespitosa, Androsace cernuiflora, Androsace chaixii, Androsace chamaejasme, Androsace ciliata, Androsace ciliifolia, Androsace constancei, Androsace coronata, Androsace cortusifolia, Androsace croftii, Androsace cuscutiformis,

References