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Synonyms: |
Ruttya scholesii Hort. |
Common names: | Jammy mouth (English) |
Description: | Shrub to 3 m tall. Leaves to 10 cm long, ovate to elliptic, entire. Flowers in 4-8-flowered axillary cymes; lower bracts leaf-like, upper minute. Calyx with 5 narrow triangular lobes. Corolla orange-red to bright red, bearing an extraordinary large glossy black nectariferous patch on the base of the lower lip. |
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Derivation of specific name: | fruticosa: shrubby or becoming shrubby |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to East Africa. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Monday 22 February 2016 |
Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Page 6. |
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