Selago Explained

Selago is a genus of plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, closely related to Scrophularia and Verbascum.[1] It contains around 190 species, mostly in southern Africa,[2] ranging from Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa, and including Madagascar.

Two species are listed on the IUCN Red List:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joachim W. Kadereit . 2004 . Flowering Plants, Dicotyledons: Lamiales (except Acanthaceae including Avicenniaceae) . 7 . The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants . . 9783540405931 . Scrophulariaceae . E. Fischer . 333–432 . https://books.google.com/books?id=kcSZriBQGp4C&pg=PA346.
  2. Book: David J. Mabberley . 2008 . Mabberley's Plant-book: a Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classifications, and Uses . 3rd . . 9780521820714 . 787 .