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