''Coleonema'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family
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Rutaceae
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in BoDD – Botanical Derm ...
. The eight known species are all from the western
Cape Province
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of
South Africa
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. In
Australia
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, where they are cultivated as garden ornamentals, they are often referred to as ''
Diosma'', a different genus in the same family.
Species
, the following species were accepted by
Plants of the World Online
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:
*''
Coleonema album''
(Thunb.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. – Cape may, white confetti bush, aasbossie, klipboegoe
*''
Coleonema aspalathoides''
A.Juss. ex G.Don – confetti bush
*''
Coleonema calycinum''
(Steud.) I.Williams – confetti bush, broom buchu, boegoe
*''
Coleonema juniperinum''
Sond.
*''
Coleonema nubigena''
Esterh.
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Coleonema pulchellum''
I.Williams – confetti bush, buchu
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Coleonema pulchrum''
Hook.
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Coleonema virgatum''
(Schltdl.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
References
Zanthoxyloideae
Zanthoxyloideae genera
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