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Strobilanthes reptans
Also called Acanthaceae
Strobilanthes reptans is a low, creeping subshrub from tropical Asia and the West Pacific, grown for its ornamental foliage and tubular flowers. It is often treated as an invasive weed in parts of the Indo-Pacific, so check local rules before planting.
Strobilanthes reptans is a species of Strobilanthes native to Tropical and Subtropical Asia and the West Pacific, but also found in Florida and Louisiana after being introduced. It has at 35 synonyms mainly in the genus Hemigraphis with 28, another 5 in Ruellia plus Strobilanthes primulifolia and Strobilanthes tawadana. It has been described as an invasive weed around the Indo-Pacific islands region, with an ornamental appearance.
In 2019 it was recorded from Tipi in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. It has not yet had any adverse effect on local flora and is restricted to one small single location. It was found on grassy hill slopes at a height of 150 meters above sea level, with the specimens being up to 20 cm tall. It has tubular flowers blooming from June to September, mainly white or pale violet with darker coloured veins.
Strobilanthes alternata · Strobilanthes sinuata · Strobilanthes callosa · Persian Shield · Coneflowers
[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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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.
