| Satanocrater | |
|---|---|
| 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] | |
| 
 Haemacanthus S.Moore  | |
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]
Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Satanocrater fellatensis Schweinf.
 - Satanocrater paradoxa (Lindau) Lindau
 - Satanocrater ruspolii (Lindau) Lindau
 - Satanocrater somalensis (Lindau) Lindau
 
References
- ↑ Schweinfurth, G. 1868. species aethiopicae. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien]. 18: pg. 676
 - 1 2 3 "Satanocrater Schweinf". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
 - ↑ Tripp, E. A.; Fatimah, S. (2012). "Comparative anatomy, morphology, and molecular phylogenetics of the African genus Satanocrater (Acanthaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 99 (6): 967–982. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100354. PMID 22575370.
 
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