Acanthaceae Week: Sanchezia speciosa from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Sanchezia speciosa Leonard, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 16: 490, 1926

Ornamental shrub with oblong-ovate  up to 30 cm long leaves, with white to yellow midrib and veins. Flowers in spikes

Often grown as ornamental shrub in shaded areas in gardens and in pots in Delhi. 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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