AcanthaceaeSubfamily Acanthoideae
Subfamily Avicennioideae
Subfamily Thunbergioideae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Pachystachys lutea Nees in D.C.
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- Common Name:
- Family: Acanthaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: West Indies, South America
- Habitat:
- Description: This small, shrubby plant forms a clump of upright stems with a ‘candle’ of bright golden yellow bracts at the tip of each stem. The creamy white flowers within do not reveal themselves until the bracts are fully developed. The leaves are a deep matt green, lance-shaped, up to 6 in (15 cm) long, with prominent veins.
- Culture: Warm, bright and humid. USDA Zone 10-12
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 198500167
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1301 - NEO:Caribbean A
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-16-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Lamiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Acanthaceae
- SubFamily: Acanthoideae
- Tribe:
- SubTribe:
References:
- Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
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