| Myrothamnus flabellifolius | |
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| M. flabellifolius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Gunnerales |
| Family: | Myrothamnaceae |
| Genus: | Myrothamnus |
| Species: | M. flabellifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw. Ann. Cons. Ultramar. (Portugal), Parte Não Off. ser. 1, 55:578. 1859 ("1858") (Apont.) |
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Myrothamnus flabellifolius is a plant species in the genus Myrothamnus found in Southern Africa.[1] It is also called the resurrection plant, for the speed with which apparently dead leaves revive when the rains come. (see Poikilohydry
3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid is a tannin found in M. flabellifolius.[2]