Apocynaceae

Skytanthus acutus Meyen

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Skytanthus

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Skytanthus acutus: Showing the pods which give this species of the Atacama Desert the name of Cuerno de Cabra. In context at www.dixpix.ca/sth_cordillera/flora/gentianales/index.h — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Neriandra angustifolia A.DC.
Scytalanthus acutus Schauer

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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