Strobilanthes

Taxobox
name = "Strobilanthes"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Strobilanthes" species, cultivated in Hawaii
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Acanthaceae
genus = "Strobilanthes"
genus_authority = Blume
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Strobilanthes" is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, mostly native to tropical Asia, but with a few species extending north into temperate regions of Asia.

;Selected species

"Strobilanthes atropurpureus" is a temperate species, native to eastern Siberia; it is cultivated for its purple flowers.

"Strobilanthes dyerianus" (Persian Shield) is a tropical plant native to Myanmar. It is grown for its dark green foliage with bright, metallic-purple stripes radiating outward from the central leaf vein. In proper conditions, it will also produce pale purple flowers. Persian Shield grows best outdoors in USDA zones 9 and 10, although it can survive in other zones as a houseplant given sufficient temperature, soil moisture and humidity.

"Strobilanthes" species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including "Endoclita malabaracus", which has been recorded on "S. callosus".

References

* [http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=0&name_str=Strobilanthes eFloras search results: "Strobilanthes"]