Elytraria marginata Vahl

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Elytraria

Characteristics

Small white or bluish flowers 1/4-1/3 in. long in narrow stiff spikes sharp-pointed bracts.
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Stem up to 9 in. high
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.23
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Elytraria marginata world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:48662-1
WFO ID wfo-0000666735
COL ID 6F65P
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Synonyms

Elytraria marginata Elytraria acaulis var. lyrata Elytraria crenata var. lyrata Tubiflora paucisquamosa