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Rhinacanthus nasutus

Botanic Family

Acanthaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Kurz

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Congo (DR)
• Gabon
• India
• Java
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malacca
• Penang
• Perlis - Malaysia
• Mozambique
• Sierra Leone
• Sri Lanka

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• forest margin
• thickets.

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Jun
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov

Fruiting Times

Slightly pubescent subshrub, herb, shrub or liana with nearly glabrous leaves 125mm long. Axillary or terminal panicles to 300mm long with floral leaves to 75mm long & bracts to 6mm long, of creamy yellow, reddish, pale pink marked purple or greeny-white 2-lipped flowers, calyx to 6mm long, white corolla with tube 20mm long with lips to 8mm long. Hairy capsule 16mm long.

Further References

• Mobot
• Botanicus
• FI
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• FOMP
• FOL