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Java ruellia ( Ruellia treubiana ) is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae, herbaceous, erect, up to 35 cm tall, cylindrical and green stems, fibrous and white roots. R. treubiana has leaves sitting opposite each other with long stalks up to 1 cm. The leaves are oval, up to 6.5 cm long, up to 4 cm wide, pointed at the tip, a main vein in the middle with many small pinnate veins and flat margins. Fan-shaped flowers with five fins, bluish white, up to 3.5 cm long and up to 2.5 cm wide. This species grows on the forest floor in narrow colonies, under teak forests that tend to be shady, on the edge of puddles, on the edge of roads etc. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Subfamily: Acanthoideae Tribe: Ruellieae Subtribe: Ruelliinae Genus: Ruellia Species: Ruellia treubiana

False bird of paradise or hanging lobster claw heliconia ( Heliconia rostrata ) is a species of plant in the Heliconiaceae, shrubs, pseudo stems and layers, upright, growing in colonies with fibrous roots and creeping in shallow soil and often appearing above the soil surface. H. rostrata has elongated, thick, waterproof leaves, up to 85 cm long, up to 20 cm wide, leaf sheaths up to 105 cm long. Flowers in elongated, hanging panicles, up to 50 cm long. Flowers sit opposite, up to 15 cm long, up to 3 cm wide, red and yellow. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Zingiberales Family: Heliconiaceae Genus: Heliconia Subgenus: Heliconia Section: Episcopales Species: Heliconia rostrata

Bengal trumpet ( Thunbergia grandiflora ) is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae, herbaceous, climbing, up to 20 meters long, long root system with deep taproot. The leaves are opposite, petiolate, rough surface and variable size. The leaves are triangular or oval or 7-cornered and the margins are serrated or wavy or plain. The length and width of the leaves are up to 20 cm. The flowers are blue and mauve in color, up to 9 cm wide and the tube is 4 cm long. The pods contain seeds that scatter up to several meters when ripe. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Subfamily: Thunbergioideae Tribe: Thunbergieae Genus: Thunbergia Species: Thunbergia grandiflora

Dogfennel ( Eupatorium capillifolium ) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, an annual herb, up to 2 meters tall, with several stems branching from the base and stout, the base covered with green thread-like leaves branching out from the stem in a fractal pattern. E. capillifolium has leaves with a sour odor similar to dill pickles. The flowers have a mild odor. This species thrives on roadsides, fields and disturbed areas. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Eupatorieae Subtribe: Eupatoriinae Genus: Eupatorium Species: Eupatorium capillifolium