Strobilanthes

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Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes species, cultivated in Hawaii

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Strobilanthes Blume

Species

See text.

Strobilanthes is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, mostly native to tropical Asia, but with a few species extending north into temperate regions of Asia.

Selected species

Strobilanthes acrocephalus
Strobilanthes affinis
Strobilanthes angustifrons
Strobilanthes atropurpureus
Strobilanthes attenuata
Strobilanthes auriculatus
Strobilanthes bheriensis
Strobilanthes bracteata
Strobilanthes capitata
Strobilanthes cuneata
Strobilanthes cusia
Strobilanthes cyclus
Strobilanthes divaricatus
Strobilanthes dyerianus

Strobilanthes extensa
Strobilanthes flexicaulis
Strobilanthes formosanus
Strobilanthes forrestii
Strobilanthes glandulifera
Strobilanthes glutinosa
Strobilanthes hamiltoniana
Strobilanthes isophyllus
Strobilanthes kunthiana
Strobilanthes lachenensis
Strobilanthes lamiifolia
Strobilanthes longespicatus
Strobilanthes multidens
Strobilanthes nutans

Strobilanthes oliganthus
Strobilanthes oligocephala
Strobilanthes pentstemonoides
Strobilanthes rankanensis
Strobilanthes sabiniana
Strobilanthes saccata
Strobilanthes subnudata
Strobilanthes tamburensis
Strobilanthes tetraspermus
Strobilanthes thomsonii
Strobilanthes triflorus
Strobilanthes wallichii
Strobilanthes yunnanensis

Strobilanthes dyerianus (cultivated)

Strobilanthes atropurpureus is a temperate species, native to eastern Siberia; it is cultivated for its purple flowers.

Strobilanthes dyerianus (Persian Shield) is a tropical plant native to Myanmar. It is grown for its dark green foliage with bright, metallic-purple stripes radiating outward from the central leaf vein. In proper conditions, it will also produce pale purple flowers. Persian Shield grows best outdoors in USDA zones 9 and 10, although it can survive in other zones as a houseplant given sufficient temperature, soil moisture and humidity.

Strobilanthes species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita malabaracus, which has been recorded on S. callosus.