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Pachystachys coccinea
Not to be confused with another Cardinal's guard (Odontonema strictum), Pachystachys coccinea is native to tropical South America and the West Indies. The spiked flowers are lipped and red. It is an evergreen plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems. They are dark green and ovate with entire margins. The plant form is shrub.
Growing opportunistically in a garden in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Lat: -2.56, Long: 140.50
Spotted on May 7, 2012
Submitted on Jun 7, 2012
4 Comments
Agree with reeoooe, sorry for that wrong suggestion, I am having same looking flower but actually it very differ from yours, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/103...
Thanks Sachin but I believe reeoooe has it! It's Cardinal's guard, Pachystachys coccinea. Thanks!
could be Justicia spicigera
A cardinals guard! I have a similar spotting :)