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Holly-leaved acanthus
Acanthus ilicifolius
About
Acanthus ilicifolius, commonly known as holly-leaved acanthus, sea holly, and holy mangrove is a species of shrubs or herbs, of the plant family Acanthaceae, native to Australia, Australasia, and Southeast Asia. It is used as medicine in asthma and rheumatism.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Acanthus ilicifolius
- Slug
- acanthus-ilicifolius
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Acanthus
- Species
- ilicifolius
- Wikidata QID
- Q1021004
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
Generated sections & citations
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