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Strobilanthes is a genus of about 350 species [2] of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, mostly native to tropical Asia and Madagascar, but with a few species extending north into temperate regions of Asia. Many species are cultivated for their two-lipped, hooded flowers in shades of blue, pink, white and purple.
Strobilanthes dyeriana, the Persian shield or royal purple plant, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Myanmar (formerly ...
Acanthaceae (/ æ k æ n ˈ θ eɪ s iː ˌ aɪ,-s i ˌ i /) is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes.
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Strobilanthes wallichii, commonly known as Kashmir acanthus, hardy Persian shield, wild petunia, or kandali, is a herbaceous perennial which is native to the Himalayas.In its natural habitat, it purple blooms appear only once every twelve years, an occasion which is celebrated by the Kandali Festival in the Pithoragarh District in India.
S. tonkinensis was briefly in the Strobilanthes subgenus Sympagis. [5] The subgenus was subsequently elevated to genus status, [5] before being determined to be a synonym of Strobilanthes, [26] which now has no subgenera. The variety Strobilanthes tonkinensis var. sarmentosus is so named because it has sarmentose (long and slender) branches. [2]
Strobilanthes lurida is a large, branched shrub, with thick hairless stem, swollen at nodes. Flowers are borne in spikes, from older stems. Flowers are borne in spikes, from older stems. Purple bracts,white bracteoles, two lipped purple flowers.
Common names include birdeye speedwell, [2] common field-speedwell, [3] Persian speedwell, large field speedwell, bird's-eye, or winter speedwell. It is native to Eurasia and is widespread as an introduced species in the British Isles (where it was first recorded in 1825 [ 4 ] ), North America, eastern Asia , including Japan and China , and ...