Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Lamiales (175)
Family: Acanthaceae (25)(family description)
Genus: Strobilanthes (2)
Epithet: pentstemonoides T.Anderson (1)
Synonyms: Goldfussia chaffanjonii (Levl.) E.Hossain, Goldfussia dimorphotricha (Hance) Bremek., Goldfussia flexuosa Nees, Goldfussia hupehensis (W.W.Sm.) Bremek., Goldfussia pentstemonoides Wall.
flexuosa => bent alternately to right and left, like the path of a snake
hupehensis => of or from 'Hupeh', a province in China