Brillantaisia lamium Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Brillantaisia

Characteristics

Blue-or violet-purple flowers 1-1 1/4 in. long in a glandular-pubescent panicle
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A coarse herb, erect branched 2-4 ft. high, more or less pilose at first
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.71 - 1.36
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Environment

In damp shady places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Brillantaisia lamium world distribution map, present in Angola, Australia, Brazil, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Brillantaisia lamium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46664-1
WFO ID wfo-0000572256
COL ID NB8S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leucorhaphis lamium Brillantaisia emini Brillantaisia lamium Brillantaisia palisotii Brillantaisia subcordata Brillantaisia subcordata var. macrophylla