Strobilanthes tetrasperma (Hong Kong) – eFlora of India

January 6, 2019
Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes tetrasperma (Champ. ex Benth.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 649 1917. (syn: Acanthopale debilis (Hemsl.) C. B. Cl. ex S.Moore; Acanthopale radicans (T. Anderson ex Benth.) C.B. Clarke ex Benoist; Acanthopale tetrasperma (Champ.) Hand.-Mazz.; Championella debilis (Hemsl.) Bremek.; Championella tetrasperma (Champ. ex Benth.) Bremek.; Ruellia tetrasperma Champ. ex Benth.; Strobilanthes debilis Hemsl.; Strobilanthes radicans T. Anderson ex Benth.);

China (Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hongkong,
Hainan, Guangxi), S-Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

SK1609 28 Nov 2018 : 10 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)- around 700 kb each.

Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

Date: 2 November 2018

Elevation: 1300 ft.

Habit : Wild

Ruellia sp. ??

I think this is Strobilanthes tetraspermus.

Bull’s Eye.

Strobilanthes tetraspermus (Champ. ex Benth.) Druce.

Thank you … !

Looks like Strobilanths tetrasperma (Champ.) Druce

References:

POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos IPNI
Flora of China (Strobilanthes tetrasperma (Champion ex Bentham) Druce)
FOC illustration POWO iNaturalist Leafvein

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