Nicoteba betonica
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Nicoteba |
Species: | N. betonica
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Nicoteba betonica is a species of flowering plant native to Africa and Indian Subcontinent.[2]
Common names
It goes by the common name squirrel's tail and paper plume.[citation needed]
Range
The species is native to Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zimbabwe.[2]
The species was introduced to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Panamá, Solomon Islands as well as regions like Hawaii, and New Caledonia.[2]
It is also found in tropical regions of China, Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia.[3]
Its habitat includes wastelands, hedges, and ravines.[4]
References
- ^ Nicoteba betonica (L.) Lindau. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Nicoteba betonica". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Prakash, Anand; Rao, Jagadiswari (2018-02-02). Botanical Pesticides in Agriculture. CRC Press. p. 475. ISBN 978-1-351-46318-8.
- ^ Khare, C. P. (2008-04-22). Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 349–350. ISBN 978-0-387-70637-5.
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- Acanthaceae
- Afrotropical realm flora
- Flora of Bangladesh
- Flora of India (region)
- Flora of Sri Lanka
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus