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Peristrophe paniculata (Forssk.) Brummit.
Common Name : Panicled peristrophe
Family : Acanthaceae
An erect to spreading, annual of perennial
herb, up to 1 m tall.
Sharply 4-6-angled, hairy.
Ovate-elliptic to lanceolate, 4-6 x 1.5-4 cm,
densely lineolate, more or less pubescent
especially on nerves beneath, basally rounded
to acute, acute to acuminate at the apex.
Pedicellate, pink or purple, in a terminal or
axillary lax panicle of cymes.
Capsule ellipsoid, 1-1.2 cm long, basally solid
and hairy, acuminate.
Orbicular, 2.5 mm across, minutely papillate.
Weed ID Manual 251