Dermatobotrys
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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| genus = Dermatobotrys
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Dermatobotrys is a rare plant genus endemic to coastal scarp forests in Madagascar and from southern Zululand to the Transkei in South Africa. It consists of a single species, Dermatobotrys saundersii, which is an epiphytic, deciduous shrub, of up to {{convert|1|m|ft}} in height, growing on trees or occasionally on the forest floor. Its flowers are tubular and deep red, followed by smooth, brownish fruit.
References
- Bolus, 1894 In: Hook. Icon. pl. 20: (1890) t. 1940, et in Bot. Mag. t. 7369
- [http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Scrophulariaceae/Dermatobotrys/ The Plant List entry]
- [http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/dermatobotsaund.htm PlantZAfrica entry]
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Category:Monotypic Lamiales genera