Rostellularia Adscendens Var. Latifolia (Domin) R.M.Barker Family: Acanthaceae Barker, R

Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition Rostellularia adscendens var. latifolia (Domin) R.M.Barker Family: Acanthaceae Barker, R. M. (1986) Journal Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9: 266. Common name: Pink Tongues Stem Upright branched herbs 10-30 cm tall. Stems clothed in straight and hooked hairs which point downwards. Leaves Flowers. © CSIRO Petioles broad, 2-5 mm long; leaf blades about 7-15 x 4-8 mm, clothed in straight and hooked hairs, margins ciliate. Flowers Individual flowers subtended by bracts about 3 mm long. Sepals about 4 mm long. Corolla 2-lipped, the smaller lip white and about 6 mm long, the larger lip purple and about 7 mm long. Anthers purple, about 0.5 mm long, filaments about 2 mm long. Pollen cream. Anther sacs one above the other on the filament, the lower sac with a tail. Ovary about 1 mm long seated on a 2-lobed disk. Style about 4 Flowers. © CSIRO mm long encased in a groove on the inner surface of the upper corolla lip. Fruit Capsule 4-6 mm long. Seed 0.9-1.5 mm long. Seedlings Features not available. Distribution and Ecology A native species found in CYP, NEQ, CEQ and in inland parts of central Queensland, central parts of Western Australia, southern part of the Northern Territory, northern part of South Australia and the northern part of Victoria. Grows in woodland, deciduous vine thicket, closed forest, rainforest on Scale bar 10mm. © CSIRO sandy and rocky basaltic soils. Natural History & Notes Probably the variety of this species most commonly found in vine forest and rain forest communities. Sometimes heavily grazed. Synonyms Justicia procumbens (L) Nees var. latifolia Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 89: 604(1929), Type: Queensland, Chillagoe, Feb. 1910, Domin 8410, Lecto: PR. Fide R.M. Barker (1986).