Lepidagathis collina (Endl.) Milne-redh.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Lepidagathis

Characteristics

Yellow purple-spotted flowers 3/4 in. long in very dense heads 1-2 in. across either axillary or basal
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An extremely polymorphic coarse woody herb, 1-2 ft. high
Ribbed pubescent stems
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.31 - 0.61
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Environment

Growth forms much affected by grassland-burning and other ecological factors.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Lepidagathis collina world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, South Sudan, Chad, Togo, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:51984-1
WFO ID wfo-0000361050
COL ID 3T9FV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lepidagathis radicalis Lepidagathis reticulata Lepidagathis ampliata Lepidagathis garuensis Russeggera collina Lepidagathis collina Lepidagathis petrophila Lepidagathis myrtifolia Lepidagathis mollis Lepidagathis schweinfurthii Lepidagathis hamiltoniana subsp. collina