Chlamydocardia
Genus of flowering plants
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Chlamydocardia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1]
| Chlamydocardia | |
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| Chlamydocardia buettneri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Chlamydocardia Lindau |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Linocalix Lindau (1913) | |
Its native range is western tropical Africa to Uganda.[1]
The genus name of Chlamydocardia is from the Greek word chlamydos meaning cloak or short mantle and also from the Greek kardia meaning heart.[2]
Species:[1]
- Chlamydocardia buettneri Lindau
- Chlamydocardia subrhomboidea Lindau