Acanthaceae

Metal-leaf

Strobilanthes alternata (Burm.f.) Moylan ex J.R.I.Wood

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Strobilanthes

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Common names

By language (10)

ace: Balék kilat
Chinese: 假紫苏, 灰姑娘
English: Metal-leaf, Red-flame, Redivy
Hungarian: Jávai félbibe
Indonesian: Sambang getih
Malayalam: മുറികൂട്ടി, മുറികൂടി, മുറിയൂട്ടി, ശിവമൂലി അയ്യമ്പാന
Sundanese: Reundeu beureum
Thai: ดาดตะกั่ว, ดาดทับทิม
Tongan: Suipi
Vietnamese: Bán tự cảnh

Synonyms

Blechum cordatum Leonard
Goldfussia colorata (Blume) Moritzi
Hemigraphis alternata (Burm.f.) T.Anderson
Hemigraphis colorata W.Bull
Hemigraphis colorata (Blume) Hallier f.
Ruellia alternata Burm.f.
Ruellia colorata Blume

Photos

Photo: KENPEI, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.