Otacanthus

Otacanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Otacanthus
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Species

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Octacanthus is a genus in the Plantaginaceae family consisting of up to 5 species which occur in Brazil. They are usually soft-wooded shrubs or small trees, growing at very sunny spots. The flowers are showy and zygomorphic with big lips (labella).

The species Otacanthus caeruleus occurs in Brazil and is about 1 m 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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