Name
Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
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Plant Growth Form | Herbaceous Plant |
Lifespan (in Singapore) | Perennial |
Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Plant Shape | Shrubby |
Biogeography
Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
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Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
Description and Ethnobotany
Growth Form | A woody shrub growing to about 45 cm high. |
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Foliage | Leaves are narrow and long with continuous arrow-like, toothed margin. |
Flowers | Flower located on leaf axils. Tubular, 5-lobed, white with pinkish mottling on the lower lobe. |
Cultivation | Hand prune as required. |
Etymology | The genus Pseuderanthemum means false or pseudo Eranthemum. The specific epithet sinuatum means with wavy margin. |
Landscaping Features
Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers, Ornamental Foliage |
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Landscape Uses | General, Parks & Gardens, Container Planting |
Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Full Sun |
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Water Preference | Moderate Water |
Rootzone Tolerance | Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils |
Foliar
Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green, Red |
Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Thick |
Prominent Young Flush Colour(s) | Green, Red |
Young Flush Texture(s) | Thick |
Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Opposite |
Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage |
Foliar Margin | Entire - Wavy / Undulate, Pinnately Lobed / Pinnatifid, Lyrate |
Floral (Angiosperm)
Flower & Plant Sexuality | Bisexual Flowers |
Flower Colour(s) | Pink, White |
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Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
Flower Location | Terminal, Axillary |
Flower Symmetry | Bilateral |
Individual Flower Shape | Tubular |
Flowering Period | Free-Flowering |
Image Repository
Others
Master ID | 30307 |
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Species ID | 4616 |
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