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Acanthaceae

Redflame

Strobilanthes reptans (G.Forst.) Moylan ex Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Strobilanthes

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Redflame: Botanical specimen in the Shinjuku Gyo-en Greenhouse - Tokyo, Japan.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
匍匐半插花, 恆春半插花, 恒春半插花, 报春半插花, 匍匐半柱花
English
Redflame
Japanese
ヒロハサギゴケ

Synonyms

  • Hemigraphis acaulis Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis batantensis Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis cardiophylla Quisumb.
  • Hemigraphis chamaedrys Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis diffusa Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis dorensis var. pilosibracteata Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis keiensis Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis lamiifolia Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis lanaensis Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis oblongifolia Merr.
  • Hemigraphis pacifica Hosok.
  • Hemigraphis parabolica (Nees) Fern.-Vill.
  • Hemigraphis parvifolia Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis physalifolia Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis polillensis Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis primulifolia (Nees) Fern.-Vill.
  • Hemigraphis rapifera Hallier f. ex Koord.
  • Hemigraphis reptans (G.Forst.) T.Anderson ex Hemsl.
  • Hemigraphis reptans var. glaucescens Hallier f.
  • Hemigraphis reptans var. gracilis Hallier f.
  • Hemigraphis reptans var. primulifolia (Nees) Hallier f.
  • Hemigraphis robinsonii Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis saxicola Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis solomonensis Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis sorongensis Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis sublobata Elmer
  • Hemigraphis suborbicularis S.Moore
  • Hemigraphis tawadana Ohwi
  • Hemigraphis tayabensis Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis undulata Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis villosa Bremek.
  • Hemigraphis waigeensis Bremek.
  • Ruellia humifusa Pers.
  • Ruellia parabolica Nees
  • Ruellia primulifolia Nees
  • Ruellia reptans G.Forst.
  • Strobilanthes primulifolia (Nees) Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood

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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.