Botanical Name - Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson


Group:

1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons

Family:

Acanthaceae

Genus:

Acanthus

Common sinhala name:

Habit:

Shrub or Large, prickly herb, 70-150 cm.

Origin:

Exotic - Naturalized

National conservation status:

N/A

Legal status:

N/A

Similar species:

All vernacular names:

Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson

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Flowers white to pinkish-white, surrounded by spiny bracts. Inflorescence a cylindrical spike, -20 cm long. Leaves opposite, glossy, deeply pinnately lobed with spiny edges. Cultivated, possibly escaping. (JdV)
Native to West-Africa, cultivated because of its ornamental and medicinal properties. Naturalizing in other parts of SE Asia. (JdV)


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