FSA Contribution 22: Asteraceae: Calenduleae: <i>Garuleum</i>

The genus Garuleum Cass. is a member of the tribe Calenduleae in the subfamily Asteroideae of the family Asteraceae (Bremer 1994). Calenduleae comprises 12 genera, of which 11 occur naturally in southern Africa (Nordenstam 2007). Only one genus, Calendula L., is confined to the northern hemisphere, but some of its species are cultivated or occur as weeds in southern Africa. The tribe is economically important as some species are highly palatable to livestock and game, e.g. Chrysanthemoides incana (Burm.f.) Norl. (Van Breda & Barnard 1987), while others, e.g. Dimorphotheca cuneata DC., are poisonous to stock (Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk 1962).