Gymnostachyum ceylanicum
| Gymnostachyum ceylanicum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnostachyum |
| Species: | G. ceylanicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnostachyum ceylanicum Arn. & Nees
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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
- Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 311 1837.
- The Plant List
- JSTOR
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