Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum
Gymnostachyum latifolium var. decurrens
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- November-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gymnostachyum latifolium var. decurrens
- Genus
- Gymnostachyum
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- 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
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- 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.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Winged-Stalk Gymnostachyum belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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