8013.000 Pachystachys Nees

Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.

Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York

Description of the genus

Shrubs or herbs. Leaves opposite. Inflorescence a large terminal spike with large sometimes coloured bracts. Calyx lobes equal or upper one narrower. Corolla large, showy, white or red, strongly 2-lipped; lobes very unequal. Fertile stamens 2, attached at base of the corolla tube; two staminodes sometimes also present. Fruit a capsule. Seeds 4.

Derivation of name: Pachy-stachys; Greek for a thick spike

Worldwide: 12 species in tropical America

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pachystachys
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pachystachys
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pachystachys
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pachystachys
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iNaturalist: Pachystachys
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pachystachys
JSTOR Plant Science: Pachystachys
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pachystachys
Plants of the World Online: Pachystachys
Tropicos: Pachystachys
Wikipedia: Pachystachys