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Odontonema callistachyum
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Blue Kerry, Harare
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Blue Kerry, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Blue Kerry, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Blue Kerry, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Ecbolium corymbulosum (Bertol.) Kuntze Justicia callistachya Kuntze Thyrsacanthus callistachyus (Schltdl. & Cham.) Nees |
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| Common names: | Purple firespike (English) | |
| Description: | Shrub up to 4.5 m tall. Leaves narrowly to broadly elliptic, 10-35 cm long; apex acuminate. Inflorescence a terminal racemose panicle, 17-40 cm long. Corolla weakly 2-lipped, 1.5-4 cm long, purplish-pink. Upper lip shallowly 2-lobed; lower lip 3-lobed, bent downwards. | |
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| Derivation of specific name: | callistachyum: from Greek, calli meaning beautiful and stachys a spike, referring to the inflorescence. | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Central America | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Literature: |
Baum, V.M. (1982). A Revision of the genus Odontonema (Acanthaceae) MSc Thesis Pages 35 - 42. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Page 4. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Odontonema callistachyumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Odontonema callistachyum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Odontonema callistachyum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Odontonema callistachyum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Odontonema callistachyum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Odontonema callistachyum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Odontonema callistachyum
iNaturalist: Odontonema callistachyum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Odontonema callistachyum
JSTOR Plant Science: Odontonema callistachyum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Odontonema callistachyum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Odontonema callistachyum
Plants of the World Online: Odontonema callistachyum
Tropicos: Odontonema callistachyum
Wikipedia: Odontonema callistachyum
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