Crossandra infundibuliformis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Crossandra infundibuliformis | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Crossandra |
| Species: | C. infundibuliformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crossandra infundibuliformis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Crossandra infundibuliformis, the firecracker flower or firecracker plant,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae.[2] It is native to Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sri Lanka, India and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
The plant is an erect, evergreen shrub[4] growing to 1 m with glossy, wavy-margined leaves and fan-shaped flowers, which may appear at any time throughout the year.[5] The flowers are unusually shaped with 3 to 5 asymmetrical petals. They grow from four-sided stalked spikes, and have a tube-like 2 cm stalk. Flower colours range from the common orange to salmon-orange or apricot, coral to red, yellow and even turquoise.[6]
