Sapphoa
{{short description|Genus of Acanthaceae plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image =
|image_caption =
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Sapphoa
|authority = Urb.Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 24 (1922)
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = See text
|synonyms =
}}
Sapphoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to Cuba. Adapted to serpentine soils, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.{{cite journal |doi=10.1006/anbo.1998.0786 |title=Nickel Hyperaccumulation in the Serpentine Flora of Cuba |year=1999 |last1=Reeves |first1=R.D. |last2=Baker |first2=A.J.M. |last3=Borhidi |first3=A. |last4=Berazaín |first4=R. |journal=Annals of Botany |volume=83 |pages=29–38 |doi-access=free }}
Species
Currently accepted species include:{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296053-2 |title=Sapphoa Urb. |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=19 August 2020 }}
- Sapphoa ekmanii Borhidi
- Sapphoa rigidifolia Urb.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q10368365}}