atoll research bulletin no. 392 the flora of - Smithsonian Institution ...
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ornamental and naturalized in ruderal sites and on disturbed slope below plateau.<br />
3(58772), 6, 7.<br />
Blechum brownei Juss.<br />
syns. Barleria pyramidatum Lam. ; Blechum pyramidatum (Lam .) Urb.<br />
Recent introduction. Peru. Rare. Erect, prostrate or ascending branched shrub, 10<br />
to 50 cm tall, with pubescent stems; leaves, 2 to 7 cm long, simple, ovate to lanceolate,<br />
pubescent, pointed at both ends, and on short petioles; flowers borne on terminal spikes,<br />
2 to 5 cm long, with greenish or whitish overlapping ovate bracts, 1 to 1.5 cm long,<br />
concealing a white or pale violet funnel-shaped, five-lobed corolla, scarcely longer than<br />
<strong>the</strong> bracts; seed capsule oblong, 5 to 6 mm long. Weed in lawns. 5(60), 6.<br />
Crossandra infundibuliformis (L.) Nees "crossandra"<br />
syns. Justicia in.findibuli$om.is L. ; Crossandra undulaefolia Salisb .<br />
Recent introduction. India. Rare. Shrub, 30 to 90 cm high; leaves, 7.5 to 12.5 cm<br />
long, shiny green, narrow, ovate, wavy-margined, and pointed at both ends; flowers<br />
borne on long narrow downy spikes, about 10 cm long, with overlapping bracts bearing<br />
showy tubular salmon-orange flowers with a five-lobed calyx and a corolla with a narrow<br />
tube, about 2 cm long, and one lip which is 2.5 to 5 cm across and has 3 to 5 shallow<br />
lobes; fruiting capsule, oblong, containing 4 scaly seeds. Planted ornamental. 6.<br />
Eran<strong>the</strong>mum pulchellum Andr. "blue eran<strong>the</strong>mum"<br />
syns. Justicia ncwosa Vahl; Eran<strong>the</strong>mum newosum (Vahl) R. Br.<br />
Recent introduction. India. Rare. A smooth shrub, 60 cm to 1.5 m high; leaves,<br />
10 to 20 cm long, oval, pointed at both ends, with prominent veins and shallow-too<strong>the</strong>d<br />
margins; flowers borne on narrow spikes, 2.5 to 7.5 cm or longer, with overlapping<br />
whitish, green-veined oval bracts bearing a five-lobed calyx and a narrow-tubular bright-<br />
blue corolla, up to 2.5 cm long, <strong>the</strong> five lobes overlapping spirally in bud, but spreading<br />
to a diameter <strong>of</strong> under 2 cm; fruiting capsule ovoid or oblong, 4-seeded. Planted<br />
ornamental. 6.<br />
Fittonia argyroneura Coem. "snail plant" , "nerve plant", " silver-net leaf"<br />
syn . F. versch@icltii var. argyron.eura Nichols.<br />
Recent introduction. Peru. Rare. Perennial creeping herb, up to 30 cm high,<br />
rooting at <strong>the</strong> joints; leaves, 5 to 10 cm long and 2.5 to 6 cm wide, broad, ovate,<br />
ornamental, with a network <strong>of</strong> fine white veins; petioles 0.5 to 3 cm long; inconspicuous<br />
flowers borne on spikes, up to 6 cm long, with obovate bracts, less than 1 cm long, with
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