Eranthemum pulchellum
Blue Sage
Also known as: Daedalacanthus nervosus (Vahl) T.Anderson +14 more
- Daedalacanthus nervosus (Vahl) T.Anderson
- Daedalacanthus pulchellus Maza
- Daedalacanthus scaber T.Anderson
- Daedalacanthus varians (Vent.) Vors, 1895
- Daedalacanthus varians (Vent.) Voss
- Eranthemum asperum Hook.fil.
- Eranthemum edgeworthianum Nees
- Eranthemum grandiflorum Zipp. ex Span.
- Eranthemum nervosum (Vahl) R.Br., 1810
- Eranthemum nervosum var. scabrum Nees
- Eranthemum pulchellum var. varians (Vent.)
- Eranthemum scabrum Wall. ex T.Anderson
- Eranthemum varians Billb.
- Fittonia verschaffeltii var. pearsei G.Nicholson
- Justicia bicolor Sims
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Eranthemum pulchellum (commonly known as Blue-Sage) is a shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, New Caledonia, Solomon Is., Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.