Genus: Chorisochora
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> Family: Acanthaceae
Of the three species, two are
found on Socotra and one is native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Chorisochora transvaalensis
[= Angkalanthus transvaalensis]
Perennial suffrutex (i.e. herb with
slightly woody base), growing to height of 1.25 m. Distribution in southern Africa: South
Africa > Mpumalanga, Limpopo
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Publications
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Vollesen, K. 1994. Delimitation of Angkalanthus
(Acanthaceae: Justicieae) and the new genus Chorisochora. Kew
Bulletin 49: 469-479.
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Welman, W.G. 2003. Acanthaceae. In
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds), Plants of southern Africa: an
annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 92-106. National Botanical
Institute, Pretoria.
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