Scrophulariaceae genera

Verbascum is a genus of over 450 species of flowering plants, common name mullein (), in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Europe and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean.

The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as figworts. Species of Scrophularia all share square stems, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Buddleja (; Buddleia; also historically given as Buddlea) is a genus comprising over 140 species of flowering plants endemic to Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The generic name bestowed by Linnaeus posthumously honoured Adam Buddle (1662–1715), an English botanist and rector, at the suggestion of William Houstoun. Houstoun sent the first plants to become known to science as buddleja (B. americana) to England from the Caribbean about 15 years after Buddle's death. Buddleja species, especially Buddleja davidii and interspecific hybrids, are commonly known as butterfly bushes and are frequently c

Limosella is a genus of flowering plants known as mudworts. These are annual, largely aquatic plants, found in muddy areas worldwide. Its phylogeny and biogeography are inferred from molecular data.

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Alonsoa (mask flower) is a genus of 12 species of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. The genus includes both herbaceous and shrubby species.

Myoporum is a genus of flowering plants in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae (formerly placed in Myoporaceae). There are 30 species in the genus, eighteen of which are endemic to Australia although others are endemic to Pacific Islands, including New Zealand, and one is endemic to two Indian Ocean islands. They are shrubs or small trees with leaves that are arranged alternately and have white, occasionally pink flowers and a fruit that is a drupe.

Selago is a genus of plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, closely related to Scrophularia and Verbascum. It contains around 190 species, mostly in southern Africa, ranging from Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa, and including Madagascar.

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Leucophyllum (barometer bush or barometerbush) is a genus of evergreen shrubs in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is sometimes placed in the family Myoporaceae. The dozen-odd species are often called "sages", although they have no relationship to the genus Salvia.

Zaluzianskya is a genus of flowering plants now regarded as a member of the Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family. The genus is endemic to Southern Africa and includes some described sixty species.

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Freylinia is a genus of flowering plants in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Africa.

Hebenstretia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to Africa. They are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, found in mesic habitats.

Oftia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Phygelius, common names Cape fuchsia or Cape figwort, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to wet slopes and banks in southern Africa. They are evergreen shrubs often treated as perennials in colder climates. They bear many pendent tubular flowers over a long period in summer, in shades of white, yellow and red. The vague similarity of the blooms to fuchsias has led to the common name Cape fuchsia, though they are not closely related.

Hemimeris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. They secrete oils to attract specialized oil-collecting bees from the genus Rediviva.

Pseudoselago is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Dischisma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Teedia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Anticharis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Glumicalyx is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Peliostomum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Aptosimum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. Species in this genus are native to dry tropical and southern Africa.

Globulariopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Polycarena is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Chenopodiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Gomphostigma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Capraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It includes seven species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and northern South America to northern Argentina. It is sometimes placed in the families Gratiolaceae, Plantaginaceae, or Veronicaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.

Lyperia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It includes six species native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

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Cromidon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Melanospermum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

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Jamesbrittenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, disjunctly distributed in southern Africa, Sudan and Egypt, and India and Bangladesh. Subshrubs with profuse flowering, they are amenable to containers, so a number of cultivars and hybrid cultivars have been developed for the garden trade.

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Diclis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Bontia daphnoides, commonly known as wild olive or white alling, is the only species of the flowering plant genus Bontia in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is a shrub or small tree growing on many Caribbean islands both as a wild plant and cultivated in gardens.

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Tetraselago. is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Manuleopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. The only species is Manuleopsis dinteri.

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Ranopisoa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. The only species is Ranopisoa rakotosonii.

Strobilopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Gosela is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Glekia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. It only contains the one species, Glekia krebsiana (Benth.) Hilliard

Eremogeton is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. The only species is Eremogeton grandiflorus. It is a shrub or tree native to southeastern Mexico (Chiapas) and Guatemala.

Nathaliella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. The only species is Nathaliella alaica. It is also within Tribe Scrophularieae.

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 in height, growing on trees or occasionally on the forest floor. Its flowers are tubular and deep red, followed by smooth, brownish fruit.

Antherothamnus pearsonii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. It is the sole species in genus Antherothamnus.

Colpias is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Colpias mollis, native to South Africa. It secretes oils to attract specialised oil-collecting bees from the genus Rediviva. It is also known by the name klipblom, meaning stone plant in Afrikaans.

Androya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is endemic to the southwest of Madagascar.

Trieenea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. It is also in Tribe Leucophylleae.

Ameroglossum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It includes nine species native to northeastern Brazil, where they grow in moist forest enclaves on the region's mountains and plateaus.