Strobilanthes scaber Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Strobilanthes

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows almost 3 m high. It has a creeping rootstock. The stems have soft hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and 3-6 cm long. They have rounded teeth along the edge. The flowers are yellow and in dense spikes. The fruit is a small capsule.
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Usage

The flowers are eaten as a vegetable.
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Edible flowers
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:55939-1
WFO ID wfo-0000432959
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Synonyms

Strobilanthes scaber