Biology:Gymnostachyum ceylanicum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Gymnostachyum ceylanicum
Gymnostachyum ceylanicum (Cryptophragmium ceylanicum) - Flora park - Cologne, Germany - DSC00607.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Gymnostachyum
Species:
G. ceylanicum
Binomial name
Gymnostachyum ceylanicum
Arn. & Nees

Gymnostachyum ceylanicum is a small plant endemic to Sri Lanka. Plants grow to heights of 5-15 centimeters, with simple leaves that are opposite, and racemes of light-purple tubular flowers.

Synonyms

  • Cryptophragmium ceylanicum Kuntze

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3122678 entry