Brillantaisia cicatricosa Lindau. Common name(s). Giant salvia. Synonym(s). 4. Genus. Brillantaisia. Family. Acanthaceae. Flora. World flora. 16observations.
Soft-wooded aromatic shrub or even rarely a small tree, up to 5 m tall. Leaves opposite, more or less broadly ovate, sometimes purple-tinged, 10-40 cm long, ...
Brillantaisia ulugurica is a synonym of B.cicatricosa: Brillantaisia ulugurica Lindau, Acanthaceae. Giant salvia. Tropical herbaceous plant.
The native range of this species is South Sudan to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Brillantaisia cicatricosa is endemic to tropical areas throughout Africa, and boasts dramatic panicles of large, vaguely orchid-shaped flowers.
A bold looking, large tropical perennial that resembles a Salvia superficially, is my feature this month. I bought a small specimen from Almost Eden nursery ...
Helpdesk · Kingdom. Plantae · Phylum. Tracheophyta · Class. Magnoliopsida · Order. Lamiales · Family. Acanthaceae · Genus. Brillantaisia Beauverd.
The native range of this species is South Sudan to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Coarse often strongly aromatic shrubby perennial herb or shrub to 5 m tall, erect (rarely scandent); stems glabrous to densely puberulous (rarely velutinous).
Brillantaisia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar.
