VIRBOGA - Acanthus pubescens

Flower; Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; 3/2014 © Jörn Germer

Inflorescence; Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; 3/2014 © Jörn Germer

Upper surface of leaf; Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; 3/2014 © Jörn Germer

Habit; Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; 3/2014 © Jörn Germer

Identifier: 2226
Date of entry: 13.05.2014
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

Order: Scrophulariales (81)

Family: Acanthaceae (25)(family description)

Genus: Acanthus (3)

Epithet: pubescens (Oliv.) Engl. (9)

pubescens => downy, slightly hairy

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: pink

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