Gerbera jamesonii

Barberton daisy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Mutisioideae
Tribe:	Mutisieae
Genus:	Gerbera
Species:	G. jamesonii
Binomial name
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hooker f.

Gerbera jamesonii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Gerbera. It is indigenous to South Eastern Africa and commonly known as the Barberton daisy, the Transvaal daisy, and as Barbertonse madeliefie in Afrikaans.

Description

The species is perennial and reproduces asexually. This plant produces tall colorful flowers in season. The flowers may be red, yellow, pink, or orange.

History

G. jamesonii was first described by Robert Jameson in 1889 while exploring the Barberton area in the Lowveld region of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. It was the first species of Gerbera to be the subject of a scientific description, studied by J.D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889.

The flag and coat of arms of the Province of Mpumalanga include a depiction of this flower.

Gallery

• Gerbera Jamesonii - flower view 03.jpg

  Gerbera Jamesonii in Red

• Gerbera Jamesonii - flower view 02.jpg

  Gerbera Jamesonii in Orange

Pathogens

• Phytophthora tentaculata

External links

• Gerbera.org - Official website of the Gerbera Association - established in Barberton.