| Sclerophylax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Sclerophylax Miers (1848) |
| Species [1] | |
12; see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
SterrhymeniaGriseb. (1874) | |
Sclerophylax is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It includes 12 species native to southern South America, including Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. [1]
12 species are accepted. [1]
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