| Barthlottia | |
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| Barthlottia madagascariensis: Inflorescence and solitary flower at the type locality in Madagascar - Fotos Charles Rakotovao, Tropicos ® | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Limoselleae |
| Genus: | Barthlottia Eb.Fisch. |
| Species: | B. madagascariensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Barthlottia madagascariensis Eb.Fisch.
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Barthlottia madagascariensis is the only species in the genus Barthlottia of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. The large shrub with conspicuous purple flowers is native to a very restricted area in southeast Madagascar and was described in 1996.