Brillantaisia owariensis P.Beauv.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Brillantaisia

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 60-90 cm tall. The leaves are heart shaped and shiny. The leaf stalks have wings. The fruit are long cylinder shaped seed pods.
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Stems glandular-pubescent at first, later glabrous
Purple flowers 1-1 1/2 in. long.
Erect up to 10-12 ft. high
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.83 - 2.74
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Environment

A tropical plant. They need warm, moist, humid conditions. In Nigeria it grows up to 1,970 m above sea level. It grows on the edges of forests and shady creek banks.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal social use
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seed, cuttings or division.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Brillantaisia owariensis leaf picture by Lusajo Mwakibinga (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Brillantaisia owariensis flower picture by Kurt Waber (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Brillantaisia owariensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46674-1
WFO ID wfo-0000572267
COL ID NB94
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 705961
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Synonyms

Brillantaisia alata Brillantaisia bauchiensis Brillantaisia dewevrei Brillantaisia leonensis Brillantaisia mahonii Brillantaisia nitens Brillantaisia nyanzarum Brillantaisia owariensis Brillantaisia patula Belantheria belvisiana Brillantaisia patula var. welwitschii Brillantaisia salviiflora