''Cystostemon'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution.
The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single famil ...
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Its native range is Tropical Africa to
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world.
Geographically, the ...
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Species:
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Cystostemon barbatus''
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Cystostemon ethiopicus''
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Cystostemon heliocharis''
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Cystostemon hispidissimus''
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Cystostemon hispidus''
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Cystostemon intricatus''
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Cystostemon kissenioides''
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Cystostemon linearifolius''
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Cystostemon loveridgei''
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Cystostemon macranthera''
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Cystostemon mechowii''
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Cystostemon medusa''
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Cystostemon mwinilungensis''
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Cystostemon socotranus''
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Cystostemon somaliensis''
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Cystostemon virescens''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5400340
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae genera