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Lamiaceae

Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Rotheca

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Rotheca myricoides: Butterfly Bush
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Common names

By language (9)
Afrikaans
Growweblaarkatsnorbosse
Amharic
ኣበቃ
Chinese
蓝蝴蝶, 藍蝴蝶, 杨梅叶大青, 楊梅葉大青
Japanese
ロテカ・ミリコイデス
Kinyarwanda
Umukuzanyana
Korean
나비수국
Shona
Bandamuchenene
Swedish
Blåvingeklerodendrum
Thai
ผีเสื้อแสนสวย

Synonyms

  • Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R.Br. ex Vatke
  • Cyclonema myricoides Hochst.
  • Cyrtostemma myricoides (Hochst.) Kunze
  • Siphonanthus myricoides (Hochst.) Hiern
  • Spironema myricoides Hochst.

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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.