Family: Acanthaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Annual
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Native Range:
Asia; introduced in the West Indies and elsewhere in the Americas.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for disturbed areas in the northwestern Commonwealth (New Providence). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1340-1341, with illustrations) for disturbed areas in the northwestern Commonwealth (region 8).
Comments:
For images, visit the Flora of the West Indies (below) and
Wikipedia Commons.
