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Acanthaceae

Tonga blue-lips

Sclerochiton apiculatus Vollesen

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Sclerochiton

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Tonga blue-lips: Sclerochiton apiculatus , flowers; in garden near Muldersdrift, Gauteng, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Tongabloulippe
English
Tonga blue-lips

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.