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Russelia equisetiformis

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Name

Identification
Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham. [family SCROPHULARIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Schlechtendal & Chamisso,
Related name
  • Russelia equisetiformis
  • Russelia juncea
Common name
  • coral plant; fountain plant/bush; Antigua heath., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • gouttes de sang (Berhaut)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham. [family SCROPHULARIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2008) Author: S.A. GHAZANFAR, F.N. HEPPER & D. PHILCOX
Names
Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham. [family SCROPHULARIACEAE], “Coral plant”.
Russelia juncea Zucc. [family SCROPHULARIACEAE]
Information
Shrub up to 1.5 m high with numerous lax whorled branches sometimes arching and rooting, ribbed, and Equisetum -like. Leaves usually totally absent, if present up to 7 in a whorl, obovate, 1–2 cm long, ± 1 cm broad, or very small. Flowers in 1–2(–3)-flowered fascicles and slender peduncles. Corolla scarlet, tubular, slightly saccate, up to 2.5 cm long. Capsule broadly ovoid, beaked by persistent style.
Distribution
KENYA Nairobi City Park, Sangai 414!TANZANIA Uzaramo District Dar es Salaam, Ruffo 1062!TANZANIA Lushoto District Amani, 12 Aug. 1932, Geilinger s.n.!
Notes
Frequently cultivated as a garden ornamental; occasionally escaping and naturalizing by roadsides.

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