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Acanthaceae

Brazilian red-cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys Lindau

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Megaskepasma

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Brazilian red-cloak: Angelito
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
赤苞花
English
Brazilian red-cloak
Estonian
Tõrvikpõõsas
Portuguese
Megaskepasma
Spanish
Megaskepasma

Synonyms

  • Perenideboles ciliatum Ram.Goyena

Photos

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.