''Dermatobotrys'' is a rare plant

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endemic to coastal scarp forests in

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and from southern Zululand to the

Transkei Transkei ( , meaning ''the area beyond Great Kei River,

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. It consists of a single species, ''Dermatobotrys saundersii'', which is an

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, deciduous shrub, of up to in height, growing on trees or occasionally on the

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. Its flowers are tubular and deep red, followed by smooth, brownish fruit.

References

* Bolus, 1894 In: ''Hook. Icon.'' pl. 20: (1890) t. 1940, et in ''Bot. Mag.'' t. 7369
The Plant List entry

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6273725, from2=Q15591794 Scrophulariaceae Monotypic Lamiales genera Scrophulariaceae genera Taxa named by Harry Bolus