Strobilanthes flexicaulis
Close-up of flower
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Strobilanthes
Species:
S. flexicaulis
Binomial name
Strobilanthes flexicaulis
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Championella fauriei (Benoist) C.Y.Wu & C.C.Hu
    • Parachampionella flexicaulis (Hayata) C.F.Hsieh & T.C.Huang
    • Parachampionella glandulifera (Hatus.) S.S.Ying
    • Parachampionella tashiroi (Hayata) Bremek.
    • Strobilanthes fauriei Benoist
    • Strobilanthes glandulifera Hatus.
    • Strobilanthes prionophylla Hayata
    • Strobilanthes tashiroi Hayata
    • Triaenacanthus flexicaulis (Hayata) C.F.Hsieh & T.C.Huang
    • Triaenacanthus glandulifera (Hatus.) C.F.Hsieh & T.C.Huang

Strobilanthes flexicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to the Tokara Islands of Japan, the Ryukyus, and Taiwan.[1] A much-branched subshrub reaching 1 m (3 ft), it is found at elevations from 200 to 2,300 m (700 to 7,500 ft), typically beside streams in forests.[2]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Strobilanthes flexicaulis var. flexicaulis – Ryukyus, Taiwan
  • Strobilanthes flexicaulis var. tashiroi (Hayata) T.Yamaz. – entire range

All Strobilanthes flexicaulis var. flexicaulis individuals simultaneously flower at six-year intervals, and then die, but S. f. var. tashiroi does not exhibit periodic mass flowering.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Strobilanthes flexicaulis Hayata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "曲茎兰嵌马蓝 qu jing lan qian ma lan". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Kakishima, Satoshi; Yoshimura, Jin; Murata, Hiroko; Murata, Jin (2011). "6-Year Periodicity and Variable Synchronicity in a Mass-Flowering Plant". PLOS ONE. 6 (12): e28140. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...628140K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028140. PMC 3233548. PMID 22163279.


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