Strobilanthes involucrata explained

Strobilanthes involucrata^[1] is a species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae and the tribe Ruellieae. It is found in south-east Asia: native to Java and introduced to Indo-China. This was previously considered a species of the monotypic genus Pachystrobilus.^{[2] [3]}

The Catalogue of Life accepted this species under its orthographic variant S. involucratus, with a subspecies S. i. tjibodensis,^[4] but this is not included in Plants of the World Online.

Notes and References

1. Blume CL von (1826) Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14: 799.
2. Bremekamp CEB (1944) Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde, Sectie 2. 41(1): 224.
3. Web site: Pachystrobilus involucratus (Blume) Bremek.. The Plant List. 30 November 2017.
4. Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.. Roskov Y.. Kunze T.. Orrell T.. Abucay L.. Paglinawan L.. Culham A.. Bailly N.. Kirk P.. Bourgoin T.. Baillargeon G.. Decock W.. De Wever A.. Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. 2014. 1 December 2017.