Sapphoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to Cuba. Adapted to serpentine soils, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.[2]

Sapphoa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Sapphoa
Urb.[1]
Species

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Species

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Currently accepted species include:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 24 (1922)
  2. ^ Reeves, R.D.; Baker, A.J.M.; Borhidi, A.; Berazaín, R. (1999). "Nickel Hyperaccumulation in the Serpentine Flora of Cuba". Annals of Botany. 83: 29–38. doi:10.1006/anbo.1998.0786.
  3. ^ "Sapphoa Urb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2020.