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Rhinacanthus osmospermus

About

Rhinacanthus nasutus, commonly known as snake jasmine, is a plant native to tropical Asia and the western Indian Ocean. It is a slender, erect, branched, somewhat hairy shrub 1–2 m in height. The leaves are oblong, 4–10 cm in length, and narrowed and pointed at both ends. The inflorescence is a spreading, leafy, hairy panicle with the flowers usually in clusters. The calyx is green, hairy, and about 5 mm long. The corolla-tube is greenish, slender, cylindric, and...

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Rhinacanthus osmospermus
Slug
rhinacanthus-osmospermus
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Rhinacanthus
Species
osmospermus
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
28

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