Sunday, 4 May 2025

Gymnostachyum polyanthum Wight

Gymnostachyum polyanthum Wight

jim-no-STAY-kee-um -- Greek: gymnos (naked), stachyum (flower spikes) ... Dave's Botanary
pol-ee-ANTH-um -- many flowers ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: many-flowered gymnostachyum


botanical names: Gymnostachyum polyanthum Wight ... heterotypic synonyms: Cryptophragmium polyanthum Kuntze ... POWO, retrieved 03 May 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
many-flowered gymnostachyum
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Karnataka, *Kerala; endemic
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 11:52 03-05-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:00 04-05-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae endemic perennial undershrub "Gymnostachyum polyanthum" "Cryptophragmium polyanthum" "many-flowered gymnostachyum"

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