Satanocrater
Genus of African plants in the family Acanthaceae
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Satanocrater (from σατανος‐, ‐κρατορας, meaning "devil's bowl") is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, disjunctly distributed in Guinea in west Africa, and Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan in east Africa.[2] They are xerophytes, and either shrubs or perennial herbs.[3]
| Satanocrater | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Ruellieae |
| Subtribe: | Ruelliinae |
| Genus: | Satanocrater Schweinf.[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Haemacanthus S.Moore | |
Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Satanocrater fellatensis Schweinf.
- Satanocrater paradoxa (Lindau) Lindau
- Satanocrater ruspolii (Lindau) Lindau
- Satanocrater somalensis (Lindau) Lindau
