Acanthaceae
Codonacanthus pauciflorus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Codonacanthus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 針刺草, 钟花草, 水松, 赤水纤穗爵床, 针刺草, 钟华草
- Japanese
- アリモリソウ
Synonyms
- Asystasia pauciflora Nees
- Codonacanthus acuminatus Nees
- Leptostachya repanda Q.H.Chen
- Ruellia pauciflora Wall.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to February (from 197 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: 國立臺灣博物館, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: fagushayata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jimmy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.