strobilanthesn.
/strəʊbɪˈlanθiːz/ 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.
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1836 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 63 3517 (heading) Mr. Sabine's strobilanthes.
1918 R. 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.
1944 J. 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.
1979 A. J. Huxley Success with House Plants 375/1 A strobilanthes cannot tolerate temperatures below about 55°F.
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