Sapphoa Explained

Sapphoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to Cuba. Adapted to serpentine soils, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1006/anbo.1998.0786 . Nickel Hyperaccumulation in the Serpentine Flora of Cuba . 1999 . Reeves . R.D. . Baker . A.J.M. . Borhidi . A. . Berazaín . R. . Annals of Botany . 83 . 29–38 . free .
  2. Web site: Sapphoa Urb. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 19 August 2020 .

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