Acanthaceae
Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes hamiltoniana (Steud.) Bosser & Heine

First published in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 10: 148 (1988)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Nepal to SE. Tibet and N. Thailand. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Flora Zambesiaca Acanthaceae (part 2) by Iain Darbyshire, Kaj Vollesen and Ensermu Kelbessa

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb or shrub; cystoliths present.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf pairs somewhat unequal or subequal, blade elliptic, 5–19 cm long, base cuneate or uppermost leaves rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, surfaces glabrous, lateral veins prominent beneath.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a ± large, lax terminal panicle, ultimate branches wiry, spreading at acute angles, glabrous; bracts and bracteoles < 5 mm long, oblong-elliptic or obovate, green, often faling early.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers shortly pedicellate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx of 5 equal linear-oblong lobes with apex obtuse or emarginate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 30–40 mm long, glabrous, pale mauve to rose-purple, basal tube narrowly cylindrical, throat markedly ventricose, limb of 5 short subregular lobes, the lower 3 protruding; stamens 4, didynamous, all included.
Distribution
Native of India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Burma. Commonly cultivated elsewhere.
[FZ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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