Biology:Pseuderanthemum maculatum

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Acanthaceae

Pseuderanthemum maculatum
Pseuderanthemum reticulatum vijayanrajapuram 04.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Pseuderanthemum
Species:
P. maculatum
Binomial name
Pseuderanthemum maculatum
(G.Lodd.) I.M.Turner[1]
Synonyms[1]

Pseuderanthemum maculatum, commonly known as yellow-vein eranthemum or golden pseuderanthemum, is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and has been introduced to other islands of Oceania and to some parts of Southeast Asia, Africa, Central America and South America.[1]

Description

This species has green-veined creamy yellow leaves. The small, white flowers have purple-pink spots that are concentrated at the base of the petals.[2]

Gallery

  • Buds and flowers in West Bengal, India.

  • Foliage

  • Flowers

  • Cultivar with variegated foliage

  • Pseuderanthemum carruthersii or Gokarna Jasmine from Kerala 5290.JPG

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pseuderanthemum maculatum". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77158889-1. 
  2. ↑ "Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. reticulatum, Pseuderanthemum reticulatum". https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Pseuderanthemum_reticulatum.htm. 

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