''Osteospermum ilicifolium'' (previously known as ''Nephrotheca ilicifolia''), the jolly boneseed, is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the aster family,

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

. It is endemic to the

Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sou ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. It is the sole species in section ''Nephrotheca'' within genus ''Osteospermum'', which belongs to the Calendula tribe.Tropicos, ''Nephrotheca'' B. Nord. & Källersjö
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q65929745 Calenduleae Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Plants described in 1759 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus