Pseuderanthemum tunicatum (Afzel.) Milne-redh.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Pseuderanthemum

Characteristics

Pale bluish or lilac or nearly white flowers, spotted on the lip, 1-11/2 in. long including the corolla-lobes and slender tube.
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A woody herb or small shrub. It grows 85 cm high. It can be 3 m high. The leaf stalks are red. The flowers are white to purple.
A woody herb or undershrub of the forest, 1-2 ft. high
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Mature height (meter) 0.58 - 0.73
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A tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forests in West Africa. It grows on rocks and near streams. In Malawi it grows between 700-1,700 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Pseuderanthemum tunicatum world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Mayotte, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Togo, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53353-1
WFO ID wfo-0000393347
COL ID 4NMSB
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INPN ID 706699
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Synonyms

Justicia tunicata Pseuderanthemum tunicatum Siphoneranthemum nigritianum Eranthemum nigritianum Eranthemum plumbaginoides Pseuderanthemum nigritanum Pseuderanthemum nigritianum

Lower taxons

Pseuderanthemum tunicatum var. infundibuliforme