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Acanthaceae

Carruthers' falseface

Pseuderanthemum maculatum (G.Lodd.) I.M.Turner

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Pseuderanthemum

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Carruthers' falseface: inflorescence of Carruthers' falseface (Pseuderanthemum carruthersii), planted as an ornamental in front of a house fence, Baubau City, Buton Island, Southeast
Photo: David E Mead, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
拟美花, 黑叶拟美花, 黑葉擬美花
English
Carruthers' falseface
Malayalam
സ്യൂഡറാന്തമം റെറ്റിക്കുലേറ്റം
Punjabi
ਸੂਡਰੈਂਥੇਮਮ ਕਾਰਰੂਥਰਸੀ

Synonyms

  • Eranthemum albomarginatum B.S.Williams
  • Eranthemum argenteum Van Geert
  • Eranthemum atropurpureum W.Bull ex A.de Vos
  • Eranthemum atropurpureum Hook.f.
  • Eranthemum aureoreticulatum H.J.Veitch
  • Eranthemum carruthersii Seem.
  • Eranthemum eldorado B.S.Williams
  • Eranthemum maculatum (G.Lodd.) Regel
  • Eranthemum marmoratum W.Bull
  • Eranthemum moorei A.de Vos
  • Eranthemum nigrescens W.Bull
  • Eranthemum nigrum Linden
  • Eranthemum reticulatum W.Bull ex A.de Vos
  • Eranthemum reticulatum A.de Vos
  • Eranthemum schomburgkii Anon.
  • Eranthemum tricolor W.Bull
  • Eranthemum tricolor Leblebici
  • Eranthemum versicolor A.de Vos
  • Eranthemum whartonianum Hemsl.
  • Graptophyllum caudifolium C.B.Clarke ex Bedd.
  • Justicia maculata G.Lodd.
  • Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull ex A.de Vos) Radlk.
  • Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin
  • Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum (W.Bull ex A.de Vos) Fosberg
  • Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. ovatifolium (Bremek.) Bremek.
  • Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. reticulatum (W.Bull ex A.de Vos) Fosberg
  • Pseuderanthemum eldorado (B.S.Williams) Radlk.
  • Pseuderanthemum jaluitense Lindau
  • Pseuderanthemum kewense L.H.Bailey
  • Pseuderanthemum majus Guillaumin
  • Pseuderanthemum moorei (A.de Vos) Radlk.
  • Pseuderanthemum nigrum (Linden) Hallier f.
  • Pseuderanthemum reticulatum (W.Bull ex A.de Vos) Radlk.
  • Pseuderanthemum reticulatum var. magnificum Bremek.
  • Pseuderanthemum reticulatum var. ovalifolium Bremek.
  • Pseuderanthemum reticulatum var. parvifolium Bremek.
  • Pseuderanthemum tricolor Radlk.
  • Pseuderanthemum versicolor (A.de Vos) Radlk.
  • Siphoneranthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull ex A.de Vos) Kuntze
  • Siphoneranthemum eldorado (B.S.Williams) Kuntze

and 4 more.

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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.