Brunoniella acaulis (R.Br.) Bremek.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Brunoniella

Characteristics

A small herb. It has many small long narrow tubers. It keeps growing from year to year. It lies along the ground and has a short woody stem. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are oval and 2-7 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are in a ring at the base of the plant. The flowers occur singly on long stems. The flowers are mauve. Flowers are produced after the first rains. The fruit is a capsule 1.3-1.7 cm long.
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A tropical plant. It grows on clay soils over basalt.
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Distribution

Brunoniella acaulis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46691-1
WFO ID wfo-0000572884
COL ID NFZ4
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Synonyms

Aporuellia acaulis Brunoniella acaulis Aporuellia acaulis f. glabrescens