Family Name: Acanthaceae

Synonyms: Perilepta dyeriana, Strobilanthes auriculata var. dyeriana

Common Name: Persian Shield, Burma Conehead

CLASSIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Division : Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants)

Plant Growth Form : Shrub

Lifespan (in Singapore) : Perennial

Mode of Nutrition : Autotrophic

Plant Shape : Shrubby

Maximum Height : 0.9 m to 1.2 m

Maximum Plant Spread / Crown Width : 0.6 m to 0.9 m