Catimbaua

Catimbaua is a genus of shrubs in the family Linderniaceae. It contains a single species, Catimbaua pendula. It has pendant branches, greyish leaves and red flowers. The species occurs on steep cliffs in the Catimbau National Park in Pernambuco, north-eastern Brazil.

Catimbaua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Linderniaceae
Genus: Catimbaua
L.P.Felix, Christenh. & E.M.Almeida
Species:
C. pendula
Binomial name
Catimbaua pendula
L.P.Felix & E.M.Almeida
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