Strobilanthes tomentosa

Strobilanthes tomentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Strobilanthes
Species:	S. tomentosa
Binomial name
Strobilanthes tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I.Wood (2009)
Synonyms
Synonymy Aechmanthera claudiae Bernardi (1963) Aechmanthera gossypina (Wall.) Nees (1832) Aechmanthera leiosperma C.B.Clarke (1884) Aechmanthera tomentosa Nees (1832) Aechmanthera tomentosa var. wallichii C.B.Clarke (1884) Aechmanthera wallichii Nees (1847), nom. superfl. Aechmanthera wallichii subvar. fomentaria Nees (1847) Aechmanthera wallichii var. gossypina (Wall.) Nees (1847) Aechmanthera wallichii f. leuconeura Nees (1847) Aechmanthera wallichii var. tomentosa (Nees) Nees (1847), nom. illeg. Barleria blinii H.Lév. (1913), pro syn. Barleria cavaleriei H.Lév. (1913), pro syn. Ruellia diffusa Royle ex Nees (1847), not validly publ. Ruellia gossypina Wall. (1830) Ruellia tomentosa Wall. (1830), not validly publ. Strobilanthes blinii H.Lév. (1913) Strobilanthes bodinieri H.Lév. (1913) Strobilanthes cavaleriei H.Lév. (1913)

Strobilanthes tomentosa is a species of perennial flowering plant native to subtropical areas of Asia, ranging from northern Pakistan along the Himalayas to northern Indochina (Laos and Myanmar) and southern China (Yunnan and Guizhou).