Elytraria imbricata
Purple Scalystem
Also known as: Cymburus squamosus (Jacq.) Raf. +17 more
- Cymburus squamosus (Jacq.) Raf.
- Dicliptera ramentacea Spreng. ex Nees
- Elytraria amara Blanco
- Elytraria apargiifolia Nees
- Elytraria caulescens Ledeb.
- Elytraria fasciculata Kunth
- Elytraria frondosa Kunth
- Elytraria microstachya Oerst.
- Elytraria pachystachya Oerst.
- Elytraria ramosa Kunth
- Elytraria scorpioides Schult.
- Elytraria squamosa (Jacq.) Lindau
- Elytraria squamosa A.Chev.
- Elytraria squarrosa (Jacq.) Lindau
- Elytraria tridentata Vahl
- Elytraria tridentata var. caulescens Nees
- Elytraria tridentata var. wrightii M.Gómez
- Stachytarpheta squamosa (Jacq.) Vahl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Elytraria imbricata (commonly known as Purple Scalystem) is a shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
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)
Galápagos, Madagascar, Philippines, Vietnam