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Strobilanthes heteromalla is a large shrub in the family Acanthaceae, native to the Coonoor Ghat region of India. It is one of the species of Strobilanthes with a very long blooming cycle. It was seen flowering in 1850 and not again until 1886 leaving open the possibility of a 36-year cycle, but as Gamble notes three 12-year or two eighteen year cycles might have somehow gone unnoticed.
More recent studies have indicated a flowering interval of 14 years, compared to 12 years in the related Strobilanthes kunthiana.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Strobilanthes heteromalla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
