Phaulopsis imbricata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Phaulopsis |
| Species: | P. imbricata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phaulopsis imbricata (Forssk.) Sweet
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Phaulopsis imbricata is a shrub native to South Africa.[2] It is also known as Himalayan ruellia. Leaves are opposite, one larger than the other in each pair, usually asymmetrical at the base.[3] Phaulopsis imbricata is a good fodder, the young leaves are eaten as a vegetable and the plant-ash in oil is rubbed into scarifications on the back for rheumatism in Tanganyika.[4] The flowers have an unpleasant smell.[5] It is filed as near-threatened by the IUCN.[1] It is one of the larval host plants of the butterflies great eggfly, tiny grass blue, brown pansy, soldier pansy and marbled elf.
References
- ^ a b Ghogue, J.-P. (2010). "Phaulopsis imbricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T185412A8406478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185412A8406478.en. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "CJB - African plant database - Detail".
- ^ "Phaulopsis dorsiflora - Himalayan Ruellia".
- ^ http://plants.jstor.org/upwta/1_72
- ^ "Phaulopsis dorsiflora (Retz.) Santapau - Encyclopedia of Life".
External links
Media related to Phaulopsis imbricata at Wikimedia Commons
Wikispecies has information related to Phaulopsis imbricata.
- Where seen
- Photos
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Phaulopsis imbricata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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