Satanocrater Explained

Satanocrater (from σατανος‐, ‐κρατορας, meaning "devil's bowl") is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, disjunctly distributed in Guinea in west Africa, and Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan in east Africa. They are xerophytes, and either shrubs or perennial herbs.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Satanocrater fellatensis Schweinf.
• Satanocrater paradoxa (Lindau) Lindau
• Satanocrater ruspolii (Lindau) Lindau
• Satanocrater somalensis (Lindau) Lindau

Notes and References

1. Comparative anatomy, morphology, and molecular phylogenetics of the African genus Satanocrater (Acanthaceae) . 2012 . Tripp . E. A. . Fatimah . S. . American Journal of Botany . 99 . 6 . 967–982 . 22575370 . 10.3732/ajb.1100354 .
2. Web site: Satanocrater Schweinf. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 29 August 2020 .