Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (FIGWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Plantaginaceae
  • Species : Russelia equisetiformis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Key identification features : A much-branched undershrubs. Stem is angular, with nodding branches. Leaves are ovate, linear-lanceolate, mostly reduced to minute bracts on branches. Flowers are pale red, orange or pink in colour, in dichotomous cymes.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Mexico
  • Comments : Often planted in gardens as an ornament.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in most parts of the world.
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Russelia equisetiformis. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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