Acanthaceae

Strobilanthes reptans

(G.Forst.) Moylan ex Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood Species

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Botanical name
Strobilanthes reptans
Also known as
Acanthaceae, Redflame
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Strobilanthes
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Acanthaceae

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Other names for this plant

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

Hemigraphis acaulis Hemigraphis batantensis Hemigraphis cardiophylla Hemigraphis chamaedrys Hemigraphis diffusa Hemigraphis dorensis var. pilosibracteata Hemigraphis keiensis Hemigraphis lamiifolia Hemigraphis lanaensis Hemigraphis oblongifolia Hemigraphis pacifica Hemigraphis parabolica Hemigraphis parvifolia Hemigraphis physalifolia Hemigraphis polillensis Hemigraphis primulifolia Hemigraphis rapifera Hemigraphis reptans Hemigraphis reptans var. glaucescens Hemigraphis reptans var. gracilis Hemigraphis reptans var. primulifolia Hemigraphis robinsonii Hemigraphis saxicola Hemigraphis solomonensis Hemigraphis sorongensis Hemigraphis sublobata Hemigraphis suborbicularis Hemigraphis tawadana Hemigraphis tayabensis Hemigraphis undulata Hemigraphis villosa Hemigraphis waigeensis Ruellia humifusa Ruellia parabolica Ruellia primulifolia Ruellia reptans Strobilanthes primulifolia

Others in Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes adnata
Strobilanthes adpressa
Strobilanthes speciosa
Strobilanthes stenodon
Strobilanthes tamburensis
Strobilanthes trichantha
Strobilanthes affinis
Strobilanthes sulfurea

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