Strobilanthes

Japanese: Strobilanthes
Strobilanthes

...It is a perennial plant of the Strobilanthes genus of the Acanthaceae family, native to Myanmar. In its native habitat, it grows as a shrub. Its Japanese name, Uramurasaki, comes from the purple-red underside of the leaves. It is a bushy, roughly branched shrub with hairy stems. It has pointed, elliptical-lanceolate leaves arranged opposite each other and no petioles. The leaves are beautiful, with metallic blue and purple spots on the upper surface, and the undersides of young leaves are purple-red, but turn silvery white as they age. The flowers are pale yellow, about 4 cm long, and similar to kiri flowers, and bloom in upright spikes. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Strobilanthes" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キツネノマゴ科イセハナビ属Strobilanthesの多年草で,原産地はミャンマー。原産地では低木状となる。和名のウラムラサキは,葉裏が紫紅色であることによる。あらく分枝して茂る草本質の低木で,茎には毛がある。先のとがる楕円状披針形の葉を対生してつけ,葉柄はない。葉は表に金属光沢のある青色と藤色の斑(ふ)があって美しく,若葉は裏面が紫紅色であるが,老葉になると銀白色となる。花は,立ち上がる穂状花序に,キリの花に似た長さ4cmぐらいの淡黄色花を咲かせる。…

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