Leptostachya wallichii

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Botanical name: Leptostachya wallichii
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Leptostachya
Reference: World Flora Online

How to grow Leptostachya wallichii

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Leptostachya wallichii but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Dianthera debilis Dianthera leptostachya Dianthera wallichii Ecbolium clarkeanum Ecbolium hemsleyanum Ecbolium leptostachyum Hallieracantha laxa Justicia muticitheca Justicia neodebilis Justicia wallichii Leptostachya anguina Leptostachya debilis Odontonemella leptostachya Ophiorrhiziphyllon laxum Ptyssiglottis anguina Ptyssiglottis debilis Ptyssiglottis laxa Ptyssiglottis leptostachya Ptyssiglottis tonkinensis Ptyssiglottis tonkinensis Ruellia leptostachya

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