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, ...
ACANTHACEAE Genus: ; Brillantaisia Species: ; cicatricosa Lindau ; Common names: Giant Salvia ; Distribution summary: East Africa
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.
Genus Brillantaisia has about 13 species, all of Africa or Madegascar. A very close cousin is genus Hygrophila. The three species I cite below, all African and ...
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.
Sep 21, 2024 · Brillantaisia cicatricosa, Lindau, Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record, View all images (22).
Brillantaisia cicatricosa is endemic to tropical areas throughout Africa, and boasts dramatic panicles of large, vaguely orchid-shaped flowers.
Brillantaisia cicatricosa Lindau [family ACANTHACEAE]. Herbarium. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K). Collection. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Resource Type.
Soft-wooded aromatic shrub or even rarely a small tree, 2 to 5 m tall. Native to tropical Africa. Giant or Tropical Salvia