Biology:Strobilanthes flexicaulis
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of plant
| Strobilanthes flexicaulis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Close-up of flower | |
| |
| Habit | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Strobilanthes |
| Species: | S. flexicaulis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Strobilanthes flexicaulis Hayata
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
List
| |
Strobilanthes flexicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to the Tokara Islands of Japan, the Ryukyus, and Taiwan.[1] A much-branched subshrub reaching 1 m (3 ft), it is found at elevations from 200 to 2,300 m (700 to 7,500 ft), typically beside streams in forests.[2]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Strobilanthes flexicaulis var. flexicaulis – Ryukyus, Taiwan
- Strobilanthes flexicaulis var. tashiroi (Hayata) T.Yamaz. – entire range
All Strobilanthes flexicaulis var. flexicaulis individuals simultaneously flower at six-year intervals, and then die, but S. f. var. tashiroi does not exhibit periodic mass flowering.[3]
Leaves
Side view of flower
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Strobilanthes flexicaulis Hayata" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/55688-1.
- ↑ "曲茎兰嵌马蓝 qu jing lan qian ma lan". efloras.org. 2023. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242350710.
- ↑ Kakishima, Satoshi; Yoshimura, Jin; Murata, Hiroko; Murata, Jin (2011). "6-Year Periodicity and Variable Synchronicity in a Mass-Flowering Plant". PLOS ONE 6 (12): e28140. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028140. PMID 22163279. Bibcode: 2011PLoSO...628140K.
Wikidata ☰ Q11090791 entry
 |  |
