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Sclerochiton

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Sclerochiton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 18 species native to tropical and southern Africa.

Species

blue lips

Genus

  1. PhylumMollusca
  2. ClassPolyplacophora
  3. OrderChitonida
  4. FamilyChitonidae
Habitatmarine
Observations82

General: The leaves of all species of Sclerochiton are anisophyllous

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
40
With media
38
Family
Acanthaceae
Collections
MO, CAS
Recorded in
Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mozambique, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Gabon

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Sclerochiton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 18 species native to tropical and southern Africa.

==Species== Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2024: Sclerochiton apiculatus Sclerochiton bequaertii Sclerochiton boivinii Sclerochiton coeruleus Sclerochiton glandulosissimus Sclerochiton harveyanus Sclerochiton hirsutus Sclerochiton ilicifolius Sclerochiton insignis Sclerochiton kirkii Sclerochiton nitidus Sclerochiton obtusisepalus Sclerochiton odoratissimus Sclerochiton preussii Sclerochiton tanzaniensis Sclerochiton triacanthus Sclerochiton uluguruensis Sclerochiton vogelii

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