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Cyclacanthus coccineus is a shrub in the Acanthus family from wet tropical Indo-China, found in southern Vietnam. It is a little-known species, so care advice here is general guidance for tropical acanthaceous shrubs.
Cyclacanthus coccineus is a type species in its genus of flowering plants and is included in the family Acanthaceae. The species found in Indo-China and was originally described by S.Moore in Thailand. In Vietnam it is found in southern provinces, between Khánh Hoà and Đồng Nai, where its name is luân rô đỏ.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyclacanthus coccineus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
