Mazhar Botanic Garden

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys Lindau

Red Justicia

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001162
Common name: Red Justicia
English name: Brazilian red-cloak
Arabic name: ميجاسكيباسما
Native: Venezuela- Suriname
Country: Costa Rica El Salvador Nicaragua Venezuela
(PGR): Rare

Monotypic genus evergreen semi-woody shrub grows 3 m tall leaves large oval flowers small, tubular, white, consist of the showy red bracts fruit clavate, 35 mm long and 8 mm wide, containing 4 seeds 

Ornamental shrub for its striking appearance. Landscaping. hedge. container planting. Medicinal.

Perenidelobes ciliatum Ram Goyena

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Texture: Adaptable Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Rainforest
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Light shade in dry Partial shade Sun Exposure
Propagation: Seeds- cuttings
Flowering time: Autumn
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5-7.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Evergreen Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Other
Plant Uses: Air purification Hedge Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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