Gymnostachyum ceylanicum
Appearance
Gymnostachyum ceylanicum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Gymnostachyum |
Species: | G. ceylanicum
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Binomial name | |
Gymnostachyum ceylanicum Arn. & Nees
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Gymnostachyum ceylanicum is a small plant endemic to Sri Lanka. Plants grow to heights of 5-15 centimeters, with simple leaves that are opposite, and racemes of light-purple tubular flowers.
Synonyms
[edit]- Cryptophragmium ceylanicum Kuntze
References
[edit]- Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 311 1837.
- The Plant List
- JSTOR