Satanocrater
Satanocrater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Ruellieae |
Subtribe: | |
Genus: | Satanocrater Schweinf.[1] |
Synonyms[2] | |
Haemacanthus S.Moore |
Satanocrater (from σατανος‐, ‐κρατορας, meaning "devil's bowl") is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, disjunctly distributed in Guinea in west Africa, and Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan in east Africa.[2] They are xerophytes, and either shrubs or perennial herbs.[3]
Species[]
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Schweinf.
- (Lindau) Lindau
- (Lindau) Lindau
- (Lindau) Lindau
References[]
- ^ Schweinfurth, G. 1868. species aethiopicae. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien]. 18: pg. 676
- ^ a b c "Satanocrater Schweinf". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Tripp, E. A.; Fatimah, S. (2012). "Comparative anatomy, morphology, and molecular phylogenetics of the African genus Satanocrater (Acanthaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 99 (6): 967–982. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100354. PMID 22575370.
Categories:
- Acanthaceae
- Acanthaceae genera
- Acanthaceae stubs