Strobilanthes alternata (Burm.F.) Moylan ex J.R.I.Wood

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Strobilanthes

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.325-0.35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.33 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dermatosis (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Gallstones (unspecified), Hematochezia (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Metrorrhagia (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Strobilanthes alternata world distribution map, present in Benin, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Fiji, Micronesia (Federated States of), Guadeloupe, Guam, Honduras, India, Saint Lucia, Myanmar, Montserrat, Martinique, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Niue, Panama, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Chad, Tokelau, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77147688-1
WFO ID wfo-0001342707
COL ID 532M3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 637472
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Synonyms

Ruellia alternata Goldfussia colorata Hemigraphis alternata Blechum cordatum Hemigraphis colorata Ruellia colorata Strobilanthes alternata