Tag Archives: Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes hypericoides J. R. I. Wood

St John’s-Wort-leaved Strobilanthes (Strobilanthes hypericoides)

This species was described in 1995 based on material that had been collected in 1926 in the Kandy District of Sri Lanka, it is still only known from the type material and may well be extinct.

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References:

[1] M. D. Dassanayake; W. D. Clayton: A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 12. CRC Press 1998 [2] MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. VIII + 476 pp

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edited: 23.03.2018

Strobilanthes gardneriana (Nees) T. Anderson

Gardner’s Strobilanthes (Strobilanthes gardneriana)

Gardner’s Strobilanthes was described in 1860, it is, or rather was, endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

The species is possibly 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

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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