Selago

Selago
Selago spuria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Limoselleae
Genus: Selago
L.
Synonyms
  • Camphorata Fabr. (1759)
  • Kuritis Raf. (1837)
  • Macria (E.Mey.) Spach (1840)
  • Manettia Boehm. (1760), nom. rej.
  • Noltia Eckl. ex Steud. (1841), pro syn.
  • Pechuelia Kuntze (1886)
  • Vormia Adans. (1763)
  • Walafrida E.Mey. (1838)

Selago is a genus of plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, closely related to Scrophularia and Verbascum. It contains around 190 species, mostly in southern Africa, ranging from Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa, and including Madagascar.

Two species are listed on the IUCN Red List:

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