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Strobilanthes

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Strobilanthes is a genus of about 350 species[2] of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, mostly native to tropical Asia and Madagascar, but with a few species extending north into temperate regions of Asia. Many species are cultivated for their two-lipped, hooded flowers in shades of blue, pink, white and purple. Most are frost-tender and require protection in frost-prone areas.[3] The genus is most famed for its many (but not all) species which bloom on long cycles of several years, such as Strobilanthes wightii which blooms every thirteen years.[4]

Strobilanthes
Strobilanthes species, cultivated in Hawaii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Ruellieae
Genus: Strobilanthes
Blume
Species

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Synonyms[1]
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    • Adenacanthus Nees
    • Adenostachya Bremek.
    • Aechmanthera Nees
    • Apolepsis Hassk.
    • Baphicacanthus Bremek.
    • Buteraea Nees
    • Carvia Bremek.
    • Championella Bremek.
    • Clarkeasia J.R.I.Wood
    • Ctenopaepale Bremek.
    • Didyplosandra Wight ex Bremek.
    • Diflugossa Bremek.
    • Ditrichospermum Bremek.
    • Dossifluga Bremek.
    • Echinopaepale Bremek.
    • Endopogon Nees
    • Eriostrobilus Bremek.
    • Goldfussia Nees
    • Gutzlaffia Hance
    • Gymapsis Bremek.
    • Hymenochlaena Bremek.
    • Kanjarum Ramam.
    • Kjellbergia Bremek.
    • Lamiacanthus Kuntze
    • Larsenia Bremek.
    • Leptacanthus Nees
    • Lissospermum Bremek.
    • Listrobanthes Bremek.
    • Mackenziea Nees
    • Microstrobilus Bremek.
    • Nilgirianthus Bremek.
    • Pachystrobilus Bremek.
    • Parachampionella Bremek.
    • Paragoldfussia Bremek.
    • Paragutzlaffia H.P.Tsui
    • Parastrobilanthes Bremek.
    • Parasympagis Bremek.
    • Perilepta Bremek.
    • Phlebophyllum Nees
    • Pleocaulus Bremek.
    • Psacadopaepale Bremek.
    • Pseudaechmanthera Bremek.
    • Pseudostenosiphonium Lindau
    • Pseudostonium Kuntze
    • Pteracanthus (Nees) Bremek.
    • Pteroptychia Bremek.
    • Pyrrothrix Bremek.
    • Semnostachya Bremek.
    • Semnothyrsus Bremek.
    • Sericocalyx Bremek.
    • Sinthroblastes Bremek.
    • Stenosiphonium Nees
    • Supushpa Suryan.
    • Sympagis (Nees) Bremek.
    • Taeniandra Bremek.
    • Tarphochlamys Bremek.
    • Tetraglochidium Bremek.
    • Tetragoga Bremek.
    • Tetragompha Bremek.
    • Thelepaepale Bremek.
    • Triaenacanthus Nees
    • Triaenanthus Nees
    • Xanthostachya Bremek.
    • Xenacanthus Bremek.
Strobilanthes cusia (Chinese rain bell)

Species

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S. auriculata var. dyeriana (cultivated)
 
Strobilanthes flexicaulis, endemic to Taiwan.
 
Strobilanthes cernua (bubukuan) in Papandayan Mountain, West Java, Indonesia.

Strobilanthes atropurpurea is a temperate species, native to eastern Siberia; it is cultivated for its purple flowers.

Strobilanthes dyeriana (Persian shield) is a tropical plant native to Myanmar. It is grown for its dark green foliage with bright, metallic-purple stripes radiating outward from the central leaf vein. In proper conditions, it will also produce pale purple flowers. Persian Shield grows best outdoors in USDA zones 9 and 10, although it can survive in other zones as a houseplant given sufficient temperature, soil moisture and humidity. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

Plants of the World Online currently includes:[1]

Herbivory

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Strobilanthes species are food plants for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaracus, which has been recorded on S. callosa.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Strobilanthes Blume". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ Moylan, Elizabeth C.; Bennett, Jonathan R.; Carine, Mark A.; Olmstead, Richard G.; Scotland, Robert W. (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships among Strobilanthes s.l. (Acanthaceae): evidence from ITS nrDNA, trnL-F cpDNA, and morphology". American Journal of Botany. 91 (5). American Journal of Botany, Inc.: 724–735. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.5.724. PMID 21653427.
  3. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. ^ "Rarity". Retrieved October 24, 2006.
  5. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Strobilanthes dyeriana". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
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