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Rhynchoglossum notonianum
Rhynchoglossum notonianum, the South-Indian tongue-lip, is a small creeping, hairy herb from South India and Sri Lanka that bears deep blue flowers. It is a tropical plant best suited to warm, humid, moist conditions.
Rhynchoglossum notonianum, the South-Indian tongue-lip, is an annual succulent herb plant in family Gesneriaceae, native to South India and Sri Lanka. It is characterized by a creeping growth habit and is covered with fine hairs, which on the stem are mostly confined to a single line on one side.
The leaves are alternately arranged, stalked, and either entire or slightly serrated along the margins. The bases of the leaves are unequally heart-shaped. Flowers are borne in racemes opposite the leaves and are notable for their rich, deep blue color, with all flowers oriented downward.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhynchoglossum notonianum 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.
