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Symplectochilus

Symplectochilus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.

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Symplectochilus
Anisotes formosissimus (synonym of Symplectochilus formosissimus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Symplectochilus
Lindau (1894)
Synonyms1

Macrorungia C.B.Clarke (1900), nom. superfl.

Symplectochilus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.1

Its native range is southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and the Northern Provinces of South Africa) and Madagascar.1

Two species are accepted1

  • Symplectochilus formosissimus (Klotzsch) Lindau
  • Symplectochilus madagascariensis Briq.
References

References

  1. "Symplectochilus Lindau | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 February 2024.