Acanthaceae
Megalochlamys violacea
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Megalochlamys
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Common names
By language (2)
- Bambara
- Nanbila
- dag
- Woɣmoɣu
Synonyms
- Dianthera violacea Vahl
- Ecbolium anisacanthus (Schweinf.) C.B.Clarke
- Ecbolium violaceum (Vahl) Kuntze
- Justicia anisacanthus Schweinf.
- Justicia violacea (Vahl) Vahl
- Monechma ciliatum Hochst. ex Nees
- Monechma violaceum (Vahl) Nees
- Schwabea anisacanthus Lindau
- Schwabea salicifolia Lindau
Photos
Photo: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joey Bom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.