| Microdon | |
|---|---|
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| Microdon dubius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Limoselleae |
| Genus: | Microdon Choisy (1824) |
| Synonyms [1] | |
DaleaGaertn. (1788), nom. illeg. | |
Microdon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It includes seven species of subshrubs or shrubs native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1]
Seven species are accepted: [1]
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