Strobilanthes: A Personal Exploration
My fascination with the plant genus Strobilanthes began quite unexpectedly. I was wandering through a local botanical garden, admiring the vibrant hues of the late summer blooms, when a patch of intensely blue flowers caught my eye. Unlike the more familiar petunias or delphiniums, these blossoms possessed a unique, almost iridescent quality. A small label identified them as Strobilanthes dyerianus, commonly known as the Persian shield. Intrigued, I delved deeper into the world of these captivating plants.
What I discovered was a genus of remarkable diversity and beauty. Strobilanthes, belonging to the Acanthaceae family, encompasses roughly 350 species, primarily native to the tropical regions of Asia. From the Himalayas to the islands of Indonesia, these plants thrive in the humid understories of forests, adding splashes of color to the verdant landscape.
Diversity in Form and Color
One of the most striking aspects of Strobilanthes is the sheer variety of forms it takes. While some species, like the aforementioned Persian shield, are cultivated for their vibrant foliage, others are prized for their unique blooms. The flowers, often borne in cone-shaped clusters, come in a spectrum of colors, including blues, purples, pinks, and whites. Some even exhibit remarkable patterns and textures, adding to their allure.
This diversity is a testament to the genus’s adaptability. Strobilanthes species have evolved to occupy a range of ecological niches, from the montane forests of Nepal to the lowland rainforests of Borneo. This has resulted in a fascinating array of morphological adaptations, reflected in the size, shape, and color of their leaves and flowers.
Strobilanthes Species
- Strobilanthes abbreviata Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes accrescens J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes adenophora Nees
- Strobilanthes adnata C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes adpressa J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes affinis (Griff.) Terao ex J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Bennett
- Strobilanthes afriastiniae J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes agasthyamalana Sasidh., Dantas & Robi
- Strobilanthes alata Blume
- Strobilanthes albostriata Ridl.
- Strobilanthes alboviridis J.B.Imlay
- Strobilanthes alternata (Burm.f.) Moylan ex J.R.I.Wood Plant FAQs: Strobilanthes Alternata
- Strobilanthes amabilis C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes anamallaica J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes anamitica Kuntze
- Strobilanthes anceps Nees
- Strobilanthes andamanensis Bor
- Strobilanthes andersonii Bedd.
- Strobilanthes angustifrons C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes anisophylla (Wall. ex Hook.) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes antonii Elmer
- Strobilanthes apoensis (Elmer) Merr.
- Strobilanthes aprica (Hance) T.Anderson ex Benth.
- Strobilanthes arborea Span.
- Strobilanthes arenicola W.W.Sm.
- Strobilanthes argentea J.B.Imlay
- Strobilanthes arnottiana Nees
- Strobilanthes articulata J.B.Imlay
- Strobilanthes assimulata S.Moore
- Strobilanthes asymmetrica J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes atropurpurea Nees
- Strobilanthes atroviridis Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes attenuata (Wall. ex Nees) Jacq. ex Nees
- Strobilanthes auriculata Nees
- Strobilanthes aurita J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes austrosinensis Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes autapomorpha J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes axilliflora C.B.Clarke ex S.Moore
- Strobilanthes backeri (Bremek.) J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes bakeri (Merr.) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes bantonensis Lindau
- Strobilanthes baracatanensis (Elmer) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes barbata Nees
- Strobilanthes barbigera J.R.I.Wood, Nuraliev & Scotland
- Strobilanthes barisanensis (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes benculensis (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
- Strobilanthes benthamii B.Mani, Sinj.Thomas, Britto, A.K.Pradeep, Y.F.Deng & E.S.S.K
- Strobilanthes bheriensis (Shakya) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes bibracteata Blume
- Strobilanthes bilabiata J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes biocullata Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes bipartita Terao ex J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes bislei Sinj.Thomas, B.Mani, Britto & Pradeep
- Strobilanthes blumeana (Nees) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes bogoriensis Lindau
- Strobilanthes bolavenensis K.Yamaz., Tagane & Soulad.
- Strobilanthes bolumpattiana Bedd.
- Strobilanthes bombycina J.B.Imlay
- Strobilanthes borii J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes bourdillonii A.K.Pradeep, Sinj.Thomas, B.Mani & Britto
- Strobilanthes bracteata (Nees) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes brandisii T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes bremekampiana J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes brunelloides (Lam.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes brunnescens Benoist
- Strobilanthes brunoniana Nees
- Strobilanthes bulusanensis Elmer ex Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes bunnemeyeri J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes calcicola J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes callosa Nees
- Strobilanthes calycina Nees
- Strobilanthes campanulata Wight
- Strobilanthes canarica Bedd.
- Strobilanthes candida J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes capillipes C.B.Clarke ex Ridl.
- Strobilanthes capitata (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes carinei J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes carmelensis Sinj.Thomas, B.Mani, Britto & Pradeep
- Strobilanthes carnatica Carine, J.M.Alexander & Scotland
- Strobilanthes caudata T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes celebica (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes cernua Blume
- Strobilanthes chiangdaoensis Terao
- Strobilanthes chihsinlinensis S.S.Ying
- Strobilanthes chinensis (Nees) J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes chrysodelta J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes ciliata Nees
- Strobilanthes cincinnalis C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes clarkei J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes coertii Terao ex J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes cognata Benoist
- Strobilanthes collina Nees
- Strobilanthes compacta D.Fang & H.S.Lo
- Strobilanthes congesta Terao
- Strobilanthes connata Collett & Hemsl.
- Strobilanthes consanguinea (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes consors C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes cordifolia (Vahl) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes corrugata J.B.Imlay
- Strobilanthes crassifolia Miq.
- Strobilanthes crataegifolia T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes crispa (L.) Blume
- Strobilanthes crossandra (Steud.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes cruciata (Bremek.) Terao
- Strobilanthes cumingiana (Nees) Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes cuneata (Shakya) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze
- Strobilanthes cuspidata (Benth.) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes cycla C.B.Clarke ex W.W.Sm.
- Strobilanthes cyphantha Diels
- Strobilanthes cystolithigera Lindau
- Strobilanthes dalzielii (W.W.Sm.) Benoist
- Strobilanthes dasysperma Kurz
- Strobilanthes decipiens J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes decumbens (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes decurrens Nees
- Strobilanthes deflexa T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes dengii J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
- Strobilanthes densa Benoist
- Strobilanthes denticulata (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes diandra (Nees) Alston
- Strobilanthes dimorphotricha Hance
- Strobilanthes discolor T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes disparifolia J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes divaricata (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes dolichophylla Benoist
- Strobilanthes dryadum Benoist
- Strobilanthes dupenii Bedd. ex C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes echinata Nees
- Strobilanthes elmeri Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes elongata C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes erecta C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes esquirolii H.Lév.
- Strobilanthes euantha J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes exserta C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes extensa (Nees) Nees
- Strobilanthes falconeri T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes farinosa C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes fengiana Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes ferruginea D.Fang & H.S.Lo
- Strobilanthes filiformis Blume
- Strobilanthes fimbriata Nees
- Strobilanthes flava Kurz
- Strobilanthes flexicaulis Hayata
- Strobilanthes fluviatilis (C.B.Clarke ex W.W.Sm.) Moylan & Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes foliosa (Wight) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes formosana S.Moore
- Strobilanthes forrestii Diels
- Strobilanthes fragrans J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes frondosa J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes fruticulosa (C.B.Clarke) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes fusca J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes galeopsis Stapf
- Strobilanthes gamblei Carine, J.M.Alexander & Scotland
- Strobilanthes gardneriana (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes gigantodes Lindau
- Strobilanthes glabrata Nees
- Strobilanthes glandibracteata D.Fang & H.S.Lo
- Strobilanthes glandulata Nilanthi
- Strobilanthes glandulosa Blume
- Strobilanthes glaucescens Nees
- Strobilanthes glomerata (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes glutinosa Nees
- Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.
- Strobilanthes graminea J.B.Imlay
- Strobilanthes gregalis Collett & Hemsl.
- Strobilanthes guangxiensis S.Z.Huang
- Strobilanthes habracanthoides J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes halconensis Merr.
- Strobilanthes hallbergii Blatt.
- Strobilanthes hamiltoniana (Steud.) Bosser & Heine
- Strobilanthes helferi T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes helicoides T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes helicta T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes heliophila J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes henryi Hemsl.
- Strobilanthes heterochroa Hand.-Mazz.
- Strobilanthes heteroclita D.Fang & H.S.Lo
- Strobilanthes heteromalla T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes heyneana Nees
- Strobilanthes hians J.R.I.Wood & K.Armstr.
- Strobilanthes himalayana J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes hirsuta Decne.
- Strobilanthes hirta (Vahl) Blume
- Strobilanthes hirticalyx Ridl.
- Strobilanthes hirtisepala C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes homotropa Nees
- Strobilanthes hongii Y.F.Deng & F.L.Chen
- Strobilanthes hookeri Nees
- Strobilanthes hossei C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes humilis (Nees) Gamble
- Strobilanthes hupehensis W.W.Sm.
- Strobilanthes hypericoides J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes hypomalla Benoist
- Strobilanthes imbricata Nees
- Strobilanthes incisa J.B.Imlay
- Strobilanthes inflata T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes integrifolia (Dalzell) Kuntze
- Strobilanthes involucrata Blume
- Strobilanthes ixiocephala Benth.
- Strobilanthes japonica (Thunb.) Miq.
- Strobilanthes javanica (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
- Strobilanthes jennyae J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes jeyporensis Bedd.
- Strobilanthes jogensis Gilli
- Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes kachinensis J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes kannanii Josekutty, P.Biju, J.R.I.Wood & Augustine
- Strobilanthes karensium Kurz
- Strobilanthes khasyana (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes khoshooana (S.R.Paul) Karthik. & Moorthy
- Strobilanthes kingdonii J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes kjellbergii J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes klossii (S.Moore) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes koordersii C.B.Clarke ex Koord.
- Strobilanthes korthalsii (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes kunthiana (Nees) T.Anderson ex Benth.
- Strobilanthes labordei H.Lév.
- Strobilanthes lachenensis C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes laevigata C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes lakshminarasimhanii Sameer Patil
- Strobilanthes lamiifolia (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes lamioides T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes lamium C.B.Clarke ex W.W.Sm.
- Strobilanthes lanata Nees
- Strobilanthes lanceifolia T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes lanyuensis Seok, C.F.Hsieh & J.Murata
- Strobilanthes latebrosa Ridl.
- Strobilanthes latibracteata J.B.Imlay
- Strobilanthes lawsonii Gamble
- Strobilanthes laxa T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes leucopogon Ridl.
- Strobilanthes lihengiae Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes linearifolia (Bremek.) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes longespicata Hayata
- Strobilanthes longgangensis D.Fang & H.S.Lo
- Strobilanthes longiflora Benoist
- Strobilanthes longipedunculata Terao ex J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes longipetiolata (Merr.) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes longispica (H.P.Tsui) J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes longistaminea J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes longzhouensis H.S.Lo & D.Fang
- Strobilanthes lupulina Nees
- Strobilanthes lurida Wight
- Strobilanthes maclurei Merr.
- Strobilanthes maculata (Wall.) Nees
- Strobilanthes maingayi C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes malabarica Josekutty, P.Biju & Augustine
- Strobilanthes mastersii T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes matthewiana Scotland
- Strobilanthes maxwellii J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes mcgregorii Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes mearnsii Merr.
- Strobilanthes medahinnensis Nilanthi
- Strobilanthes medogensis (H.W.Li) J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes meeboldii Craib
- Strobilanthes membranacea Talbot
- Strobilanthes merrillii C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes micrantha Wight
- Strobilanthes microcarpa T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes microstachya Benth.
- Strobilanthes mogokensis Lace
- Strobilanthes monadelpha Nees
- Strobilanthes moschifera Blume
- Strobilanthes moylaniae J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
- Strobilanthes mucronatoproducta Lindau
- Strobilanthes mullayanagiriensis Sinj.Thomas, B.Mani, Britto & Pradeep
- Strobilanthes multangula Benoist
- Strobilanthes multidens C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes multiflora Ridl.
- Strobilanthes muratae J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes murutorum J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes myura Benoist
- Strobilanthes namkadingensis Soulad. & Tagane
- Strobilanthes naumannii Engl.
- Strobilanthes neilgherrensis Bedd.
- Strobilanthes neoaspera Venu & P.Daniel
- Strobilanthes nigrescens T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes ningmingensis D.Fang & H.S.Lo
- Strobilanthes nobilis C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes nockii Trimen
- Strobilanthes novomegapolitana Lindau
- Strobilanthes nutans (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes obesa Benoist
- Strobilanthes obtusibracteata Terao
- Strobilanthes oligantha Miq.
- Strobilanthes oligocephala T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes oresbia W.W.Sm.
- Strobilanthes orientalis J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes orthostachya (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes ovata Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes ovatibracteata H.S.Lo & D.Fang
- Strobilanthes ovatifolia (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes oxycalycina J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes pachys C.B.Clarke ex Merr.
- Strobilanthes palawanensis Elmer
- Strobilanthes panichanga (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes paniculata (Nees) Miq.
- Strobilanthes paniculiformis J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes papillosa T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes parabolica Nees
- Strobilanthes parryorum C.E.C.Fisch.
- Strobilanthes parvifolia J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes pateriformis Lindau
- Strobilanthes patulus Benoist
- Strobilanthes pauciflora (Merr.) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes pavala (Roxb.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes pedicellata Ridl.
- Strobilanthes pedunculosa Miq.
- Strobilanthes pendula J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes peninsularis Terao
- Strobilanthes pentandra J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes pentastemonoides (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes perplexa J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes perrottetiana Nees
- Strobilanthes phoenicea Ridl.
- Strobilanthes phyllocephala J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
- Strobilanthes phyllostachya Kurz
- Strobilanthes pinetorum W.W.Sm.
- Strobilanthes pinnatifida C.Z.Zheng
- Strobilanthes pluriformis C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes poilanei Benoist
- Strobilanthes polybotrya Miq.
- Strobilanthes polyneuros C.B.Clarke ex W.W.Sm.
- Strobilanthes polystachya Benoist
- Strobilanthes polythrix T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes pothigaiensis Gopalan & Chithra
- Strobilanthes pradeepiana B.Mani, Sinj.Thomas & Britto
- Strobilanthes procumbens Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes pseudocollina K.J.He & D.H.Qin
- Strobilanthes pteroclada Benoist
- Strobilanthes pterygorrhachis C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes pubescens (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes pubiflora J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes pulcherrima T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes pulneyensis C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes punctata Nees
- Strobilanthes pushpagiriensis Sameer Patil
- Strobilanthes pusilla J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes quadrifaria (Wall. ex Nees) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes ramulosa J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes rankanensis Hayata
- Strobilanthes ranongensis Terao
- Strobilanthes recurva C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes remota T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes renschiae (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes repanda (Blume) J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes reptans (G.Forst.) Moylan ex Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes reticulata Stapf
- Strobilanthes retusa D.Fang
- Strobilanthes rhamnifolia (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes rhombifolia C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes rhytiphylla (Nees) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes rhytisperma C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes ridleyi Merr.
- Strobilanthes rivularis J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes rosea Nees
- Strobilanthes rostrata Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes rubescens T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes rubicunda (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes rufescens (Roth) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes ruficapillis Ridl.
- Strobilanthes ruficaulis Ridl.
- Strobilanthes rufocapitata C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes rufopauper C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes rufosepalus C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes rufostrobilata C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes sabineana (Wall. ex Lindl.) Nees
- Strobilanthes saccata J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes sainthomiana Augustine, Josekutty & P.Biju
- Strobilanthes saltiensis S.Moore
- Strobilanthes sanjappae Karthik. & Moorthy
- Strobilanthes sarcorrhiza (C.Ling) C.Z.Zheng ex Y.F.Deng & N.H.Xia
- Strobilanthes sarmentosa Benoist
- Strobilanthes scabra Nees
- Strobilanthes scabrida Ridl.
- Strobilanthes schomburgkii (Craib) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes scopulicola A.K.Pradeep, Sinj.Thomas, B.Mani & Britto
- Strobilanthes scrobiculata Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes secunda T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes serpens (Nees) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
- Strobilanthes serrata J.B.Imlay
- Strobilanthes sessilis Nees
- Strobilanthes setosa J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes sexennis Nees
- Strobilanthes shanensis (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes simonsii T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes simplex J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes sinica (H.S.Lo) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes sinuata J.R.I.Wood Plant FAQs: Hemigraphis Repanda – Strobilanthes Sinuata
- Strobilanthes spathulata R.Parker
- Strobilanthes spathulatibracteata D.V.Hai, Z.L.Lin & Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes speciosa Blume
- Strobilanthes spicata T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes spiciformis Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes spirei (Benoist) Kladwong & Chantar.
- Strobilanthes squalens S.Moore
- Strobilanthes sripadensis Nilanthi, Gopallawa & Jayawardana
- Strobilanthes steenisiana J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes stenodon C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes stenura (Bremek.) J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes stolonifera Benoist
- Strobilanthes straminea W.W.Sm.
- Strobilanthes strigosa D.Fang & H.S.Lo
- Strobilanthes subnudata C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes sulawesiana J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes sulfurea Benoist
- Strobilanthes sumatrana Miq.
- Strobilanthes sunhangii T.Deng, J.T.Chen & Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes sylvestris Ridl.
- Strobilanthes szechuanica (Batalin) J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes taiwanensis S.S.Ying
- Strobilanthes tamburensis C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes tanakae J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes taoana Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes tenax Dunn
- Strobilanthes tenuiflora J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes teraoi J.R.I.Wood & J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes tetrasperma (Champ.) Druce
- Strobilanthes thomsonii T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes thwaitesii T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes tibetica J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes timorensis Nees
- Strobilanthes tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes tonkinensis Lindau
- Strobilanthes torrentium Benoist
- Strobilanthes trichantha J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes tricostata Sinj.Thomas, B.Mani, Britto & Pradeep
- Strobilanthes tristis (Wight) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes truncata D.Fang & H.S.Lo
- Strobilanthes tubiflos (C.B.Clarke) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes twangensis J.R.I.Wood & D.Borah
- Strobilanthes urceolaris Gamble
- Strobilanthes urens (B.Heyne ex Roth) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes urophylla (Nees) Nees
- Strobilanthes vallicola Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes venosa (C.B.Clarke) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes verruculosa Nees
- Strobilanthes versicolor Diels
- Strobilanthes vestita Nees
- Strobilanthes violacea Bedd.
- Strobilanthes violascens Ridl.
- Strobilanthes violifolia T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes virendrakumariana Venu & P.Daniel
- Strobilanthes viridis (Merr.) Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes viscosa (Arn. ex Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes wakasana Wakas. & Naruh.
- Strobilanthes walkeri Arn. ex Nees
- Strobilanthes wallichii Nees
- Strobilanthes wangiana Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes warburgii Terao ex J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes wardiana J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes wetarensis (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
- Strobilanthes wightiana Nees
- Strobilanthes wightii (Bremek.) J.R.I.Wood
- Strobilanthes willisii Carine
- Strobilanthes wilsonii J.R.I.Wood & Y.F.Deng
- Strobilanthes winckelii (Bremek.) J.R.Benn.
- Strobilanthes xanthosticta C.B.Clarke
- Strobilanthes yunnanensis Diels
- Strobilanthes zenkeriana (Nees) T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes zeylanica T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes zwickeyae (Moylan) Y.F.Deng
The Allure of Strobilanthes
What is it about Strobilanthes that I find so captivating? Perhaps it’s the unexpected beauty of their flowers, emerging from the shade of the forest floor. Or maybe it’s the sheer diversity of the genus, offering something for everyone. Whatever the reason, I find myself drawn to these plants, eager to learn more about their biology and ecology.
As I continue my exploration of Strobilanthes, I’m constantly amazed by their resilience and adaptability. These plants have mastered the art of survival, thriving in some of the most challenging environments on Earth. They remind me of the power of nature to surprise and inspire, offering endless opportunities for discovery and wonder.
I encourage you, dear reader, to seek out these fascinating plants. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or simply appreciate the beauty of the natural world, Strobilanthes is sure to captivate your senses and spark your curiosity.
