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Genus: Duosperma
Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants)
> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids > Euasterid I > Order: Lamiales
> Family: Acanthaceae
The 12 species are native to
Africa with 2 occurring in southern Africa.
Species in southern Africa
Information from Welman 2003 - excludes Zimbabwe and
Mozambique)
Duosperma crenatum
Perennial shrub, dwarf shrub or herb,
growing to height of 1 m. Distribution in southern Africa: South
Africa > Mpumalanga, Limpopo; Botswana; Namibia
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Duosperma quadrangulare
Perennial shrub, dwarf shrub or herb,
growing to height of 1 m. Distribution in southern Africa: Botswana;
Namibia
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References
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Welman, W.G. 2003. Acanthaceae. In
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds), Plants of southern Africa: an
annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 92-106. National Botanical
Institute, Pretoria.
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