Indoneesiella echioides (L.) Sreem.
Common Name : False waterwillow
Family : Acanthaceae
HABIT |
AN ERECT, ANNUAL HERB, UP TO 60 CM TALL. |
STEMS |
GROOVED, QUADRANGULAR,
CLOTHED WITH SPREADING HAIRS. |
LEAVES |
3.2-7.5 CM LONG AND 1-2.5 CM WIDE, OBLONG OR SUB-ELLIPTIC,
OBTUSE, SPARSELY HAIRY, CILIATE ALONG MARGINS, BASE CUNEATE |
FLOWERS |
NUMEROUS, WITH A PINK OR
WHITE COROLLA WITH DARK PURPLE BLOTCHES ON THE LOWER LIP, DENSELY PUBESCENT
OUTSIDE, BORNE ALONG THE UPPER SIDE OF A SLENDER, GLANDULAR-HAIRY RACHIS, IN
AXILLARY RACEMES. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULES 1-1.3 CM LONG AND
HALF AS BROAD, COMPRESSED, ACUTE AT BOTH ENDS, HAIRY. |
SEEDS |
OBLONG, UP TO 2.5 MM LONG,
NOT COMPRESSED, PITTED, GLABROUS. |