Otacanthus
Otacanthus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Otacanthus Lindl. |
Species | |
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Octacanthus is a genus in the Plantaginaceae family consisting of up to 5 species which are endemic to Brazil.
Description
They are usually soft-wooded shrubs or small trees, growing at very sunny spots.
The flowers are showy and zygomorphic with big lips (labella).
Species
- Otacanthus caeruleus — about 1 m (3 ft) high. The branches grow somewhat straight up, with softwood. The zygomorphic violet-blue flowers have a bended corolla with 2 cm. long lips (labella).
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