Strobilanthes heteromalla
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| Strobilanthes heteromalla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Strobilanthes |
| Species: | S. heteromalla |
| Binomial name | |
| Strobilanthes heteromalla T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke[1] | |
Strobilanthes heteromalla is a large shrub in the family Acanthaceae, native to the Coonoor Ghat region of India. It is one of the species of Strobilanthes with a very long blooming cycle. It was seen flowering in 1850 and not again until 1886[2] leaving open the possibility of a 36-year cycle, but as Gamble notes three 12-year or two eighteen year cycles might have somehow gone unnoticed.
More recent studies have indicated a flowering interval of 14 years, compared to 12 years in the related Strobilanthes kunthiana.[3]