Brillantaisia madagascariensis
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Kamoa, DRC
Oct 2016
Photo: Warren McCleland
Kamoa, DRC
Oct 2016
Photo: Warren McCleland
Kamoa, DRC
Oct 2016
Photo: Warren McCleland
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Brillantaisia spicata Lindau |
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Robust perennial herb to 1.5 m. tall. Flowers in dense spiciform racemes without discernable lateral branches. Stems often creeping, rooting in basal part, apical part erect, glabrous with glossy hairs at nodes. Calyx green or purplish. Corolla mauve to purple, upper lip often paler and lower darker towards base. |
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Madagascar |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical West and East Africa, Madagascar. |
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| Literature: |
Champluvier, D. (1985). Acanthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 446. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 105 - 106. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 39. Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 105 - 106. |
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