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Nesocodon
Sign in to saveNesocodon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae. The sole species is Nesocodon mauritianus, formerly known as Wahlenbergia mauritiana, which is endemic to the island of Mauritius.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCampanulaceae
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Nesocodon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae. The sole species is Nesocodon mauritianus, formerly known as Wahlenbergia mauritiana, which is endemic to the island of Mauritius.
==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== Nesocodon mauritianus is a 30–40 cm big dwarf shrub with simple, woody, straggly, glabrous stems bearing deep furrows from leaf scars. The spirally arranged, glossy, lanceolate leaves with a serrate margin and an acute apex are 6 cm long, and 0.6 cm wide.