Trees or small subshrubs. Inflorescence terminal, spicate. Bracts ovate or 0; bracteoles 2. Calyx actinomorphic, 5-lobed. Corolla 1-lipped; lobes 5; tube shorter than the lobes. Fertile stamens 4, 1-thecous. Pollen prolate. Capsule woody. Derivation of name: from the Greek skleros, meaning hard and chiton, covering, referring to the woody casing of its fruiting capsule. Worldwide: 12 species in tropical and South Africa. DRC: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| bequaertii De Wild. | ||
| nitidus (S.Moore) C.B.Clarke | ||
| obtusisepalus C.B. Clarke | ||
| vogelii (Nees) T. Anderson subsp. congolanus (De Willd.) Vollesen |