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Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum

Gymnostachyum latifolium var. decurrens

Shruboutdoor
Habit
Shrub
Flowering
November-December

How to identify Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum

Identify Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a shrub habit.
  • Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
  • Confirm flower colour: White.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-December.
  • Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Gymnostachyum latifolium var. decurrens
Genus
Gymnostachyum
Habit
Shrub
Habitat
Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Flowering & fruiting
November-December
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Spike
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum

Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum (Gymnostachyum latifolium var. decurrens) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to December.

Illustration representing the Acanthaceae family
Botanical family

Acanthaceae

Acanthus family

Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum belongs to the Acanthaceae family.

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