Barthlottia

Barthlottia
Barthlottia madagascariensis: Inflorescence and solitary flower at the type locality in Madagascar - Fotos Charles Rakotovao, Tropicos ®
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Limoselleae
Genus: Barthlottia
Eb.Fisch.
Species:
B. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Barthlottia madagascariensis
Eb.Fisch.

Barthlottia madagascariensis is the only species in the genus Barthlottia of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. The large shrub with conspicuous purple flowers is native to a very restricted area in southeast Madagascar and was described in 1996.