| Oldenburgia | |
|---|---|
| Oldenbergia grandis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Oldenburgieae |
| Genus: |
Oldenburgia Less., 1830 |
Oldenburgia is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It contains four accepted species, including the commonly cultivated species near- endangered Oldenburgia grandis (Thunb.) Baill. (=Oldenburgia arbuscula DC.), the Oldenburgia paradoxa Less. (type-species), Oldenburgia intermedia Bond (small distribution around Cape Town) and Oldenburgia papionum DC. Oldenburgia herbacea (L.) Roxb. is an unresolved name.
Distribution: endemic to South Africa, southern parts of Western and Eastern Cape.