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Gynura
Gynura is a genus of daisy-family plants from Asia, best known in cultivation as Gynura aurantiaca (purple passion or velvet plant), grown for its velvety purple leaves. Bright light and steady moisture keep the foliage colourful and dense.
Gynura is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae native to Asia. The best known species is Gynura aurantiaca, often grown as a house plant. This plant is commonly known as purple passion because of the velvety purple leaves.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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