Microdon (plant)

Microdon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It includes seven species of subshrubs or shrubs native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1]

Microdon
Microdon dubius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Limoselleae
Genus: Microdon
Choisy (1824)
Synonyms[1]

Dalea Gaertn. (1788), nom. illeg.

Species

Seven species are accepted:[1]

  • Microdon capitatus (P.J.Bergius) Levyns
  • Microdon dubius (L.) Hilliard
  • Microdon linearis Choisy
  • Microdon nitidus (E.Mey.) Hilliard
  • Microdon orbicularis Choisy
  • Microdon parviflorus (P.J.Bergius) Hilliard
  • Microdon polygaloides (L.f.) Druce

References

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