Description: Common name: Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy Botanical name:
Gerbera jamesonii - [ (GER-ber-uh) named after Dr. Traugott Gerber, German naturalist; (jay-mess-OWN-ee-eye) named after Robert Jameson, 19th century amateur botanist who discovered the species ] Family:
Asteraceae or alternatively
Compositeae (aster, daisy, or sunflower family) - [ (ass-ter-AY-see-ay) the aster (daisy) family; formerly Compositae ] Origin: South Africa Gerbera L., is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family (Asteraceae). It was named in honour of the German naturalist Traugott Gerber, a friend of Carolus Linnaeus. It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa, Madagascar, and tropical Asia. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J.D. Hooker in Curtis Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton Daisy. Courtesy: -
Flowers of India -
Dave's Garden -
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Note: Identification or description may not be accurate; it is subject to your review. Date: 18 March 2007, 15:49. Source:
Barberton Daisy. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
18° 57′ 23.55″ N, 72° 48′ 17.27″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 18.956541; 72.804797.
