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Volkameria

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Volkameria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is pantropical in distribution. Many of the species are found in coastal habitats.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyLamiaceae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded13,083

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
69
With media
40
Family
Lamiaceae
Collections
CAS, MO
Recorded in
Madagascar

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
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Clerodendrum inerme (Seaside Clerodendrum) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 8996.jpg
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taxon name
Volkameria
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Volkameria
topic's main category
Category:Volkameria
taxon common name
苦郎树属
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Species
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Volkameria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is pantropical in distribution. Many of the species are found in coastal habitats.

The species of Volkameria are mostly shrubs, sometimes subshrubs or lianas, rarely small trees. The stems have swollen nodes. The flowers are usually fragrant. The fruit matures black or brown, separating into four corky pyrenes.

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