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strobilanthes|strəʊbɪˈlænθiːz|
[mod.L. (K. L. Blume Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1826) 781), f. strobilus + Gr. ἄνθος flower, in reference to the shape of the young inflorescence.]
A herb or subshrub of the genus Strobilanthes, belonging to the family Acanthaceæ, native to tropical Asia, and bearing clusters of blue or white tubular flowers.
1836Curtis's Bot. Mag. LXIII. 3517 (heading) Mr. Sabine's strobilanthes. 1918R. N. Parker Forest Flora Punjab 386 In most floras all the Strobilanthes are described as shrubs but I have not found the Punjab species shrubby. 1944J. Corbett Man-Eaters of Kumaon (1946) 17 A bed of strobilanthes, the bent stalks of which were slowly regaining their upright position, showed where..the tigress had passed. 1979A. J. Huxley Success with House Plants 375/1 A strobilanthes cannot tolerate temperatures below about 55°F. |