Otacanthus
| Otacanthus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Otacanthus Lindl. |
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Octacanthus is a genus in the Plantaginaceae family consisting of up to 5 species which occur in Brazil. They are usually soft-wooded shrubs or small trees, growing at very sunny spots. The flowers are showy and zygomorphic with big lips (labella).
The species Otacanthus caeruleus occurs in Brazil and is about 1 m high. The branches grow somewhat straight up, with softwood. The zygomorphic violet-blue flowers have a bended corolla with 2 cm. long lips (labella).
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