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Schaueria
Sign in to saveSchaueria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are endemic to Brazil, from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul. They are characterized by small elongated white or yellow flowers and narrow to thread-like green or yellow bracts. They are found mainly in rain forests, semi-deciduous mountain forests, and restingas. They are pollinated by bees and hummingbirds.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyAcanthaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 75
- With media
- 23
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Collections
- CAS, MICH, UEFS, IBUNAM, UESC, JBRJ
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Bolivia, United States, Argentina, Brasil, Brazil, Peru
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acanthaceae
- Named after
- Johannes Conrad Schauer
- Image
- Schaueria calycotricha (Link & Otto) Nees.jpg
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- Schaueria
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Schaueria
- Commons category
- Schaueria
- taxon common name
- 芒羽花属
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Schaueria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are endemic to Brazil, from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul. They are characterized by small elongated white or yellow flowers and narrow to thread-like green or yellow bracts. They are found mainly in rain forests, semi-deciduous mountain forests, and restingas. They are pollinated by bees and hummingbirds.
The genus was established by the German naturalist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck in 1838. It is considered monophyletic and includes 14 or 15 species.
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