Strobilanthes caudata T. Anderson

Caudated Strobilanthes (Strobilanthes caudata)

This species is, or maybe was, endemic to the island of Sri Lanka; it is now, however, considered extinct.

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Depiction from: ‘Richard Henry Beddome: Icones plantarum Indiae orientalis: or plates and descriptions of new and rare plants from Southern India and Ceylon. Vol. 1. Madras, Gantz & London, Van Voorst 1874’

(public domain)

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edited: 25.05.2021