Otacanthus
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Otacanthus | |
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Otacanthus caeruleus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
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Genus: | Otacanthus Lindl. |
Species | |
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Octacanthus is a genus in the family Plantaginaceae consisting of up to 5 species which are endemic to Brazil.
Description[]
They are usually soft-wooded shrubs or small trees, growing at very sunny spots.
The flowers are showy and zygomorphic with big lips (labella).
Selected species[]
- — about 1 m (3 ft) high. The branches grow somewhat straight up, with softwood. The zygomorphic violet-blue flowers have a bended corolla with 2 cm. long lips (labella).
Categories:
- Plantaginaceae
- Plantaginaceae genera
- Endemic flora of Brazil