Monechma depauperatum C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Monechma

Characteristics

An erect, very variable, branched undershrub several ft. high (in grass) with pubescent angled stems
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White purple-streaked flowers 1/2 in. long
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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In wet grassland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Monechma depauperatum world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52497-1
WFO ID wfo-0000371045
COL ID 7W9VS
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Synonyms

Justicia depauperata Ecbolium barteri Ecbolium depauperatum Nicoteba marginata Monechma marginatum Monechma depauperatum