Dermatobotrys
Genus of flowering plants
Dermatobotrys | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Tribe: | Teedieae |
Genus: | Dermatobotrys Bolus |
Species: | D. saundersii |
Binomial name | |
Dermatobotrys saundersii Bolus |
Dermatobotrys is a rare plant genus endemic to coastal scarp forests in Madagascar and from southern Zululand to the Transkei in South Africa. It consists of a single species, Dermatobotrys saundersii, which is an epiphytic, deciduous shrub, of up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height, growing on trees or occasionally on the forest floor. Its flowers are tubular and deep red, followed by smooth, brownish fruit.
References
- Bolus, 1894 In: Hook. Icon. pl. 20: (1890) t. 1940, et in Bot. Mag. t. 7369
- The Plant List entry
- PlantZAfrica entry
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