Chlamydocardia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1]

Chlamydocardia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Chlamydocardia
Lindau
Synonyms[1]

Linocalix Lindau (1913)

Its native range is western tropical Africa to Uganda.[1]

The genus name of Chlamydocardia is from the Greek word chlamydos meaning cloak or short mantle and also from the Greek kardia meaning heart.[2]

Species:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Chlamydocardia Lindau | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume I, A–C. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.