Coleonema Explained

Coleonema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae. The eight known species are all from the western Cape Province of South Africa. In Australia, where they are cultivated as garden ornamentals, they are often referred to as Diosma,^[1] a different genus in the same family.

Species

, the following species were accepted by Plants of the World Online:^[2]

• Coleonema album (Thunb.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. – Cape may, white confetti bush, aasbossie, klipboegoe^[3]
• Coleonema aspalathoides A.Juss. ex G.Don – confetti bush^[4]
• Coleonema calycinum (Steud.) I.Williams – confetti bush, broom buchu, boegoe^[5]
• Coleonema juniperinum Sond.
• Coleonema nubigena Esterh.
• Coleonema pulchellum I.Williams – confetti bush, buchu^[6]
• Coleonema pulchrum Hook.
• Coleonema virgatum (Schltdl.) Eckl. & Zeyh.

Notes and References

1. Book: 245 . Botanica, The illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 garden plants and how to cultivate them. Random House Australia . 1997 . 0-09-183201-2 . Page Susan and Olds Margaret (managing editors).
2. Web site: Coleonema Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021-09-20 .
3. Web site: Coleonema album. PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2008-04-04.
4. Web site: Coleonema aspalathoides. PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2008-04-04.
5. Web site: Coleonema calycinum . PlantZAfrica.com . South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2008-04-04.
6. Web site: Coleonema pulchellum. PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2008-04-04.