Wight, R., , Icones plantarum Indiae orientalis (1840-1853)
Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient.

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vol. 2 (1843)

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t. 446 (1846)

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Cardanthera balsamica (L.f.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke

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name cited:
Adenosma balsamea Sprengel
name recognized:
Cardanthera balsamica (L.f.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke
name recognized (basionym):
Ruellia balsamica L.f.

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drawing: Rungia

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family: Scrophulariaceae
subfamily: Gratioloideae
tribe: Stemodieae

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epithet cited: balsameus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: balsamicus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Hygrophila balsamica (L.f.) E.Hossain; Ruellia balsamica L.f.; Synnema balsamicum (L.f.) Alston;
heterotypic synonyms:
Dipteracanthus cernuus (Roxb.) Santapau;