Biology:Sapphoa

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Short description: Genus of Acanthaceae plants

Sapphoa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Sapphoa
Urb.[1]
Species

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Sapphoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to Cuba. Adapted to serpentine soils, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.[2]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[3]

  • Sapphoa ekmanii Borhidi
  • Sapphoa rigidifolia Urb.

References

  1. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 24 (1922)
  2. Reeves, R.D.; Baker, A.J.M.; Borhidi, A.; Berazaín, R. (1999). "Nickel Hyperaccumulation in the Serpentine Flora of Cuba". Annals of Botany 83: 29–38. doi:10.1006/anbo.1998.0786. 
  3. "Sapphoa Urb.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296053-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10368365 entry