Strobilorachis
(from strobilos, a cone, and rachis, a flower-stem; alluding to the form of the inflorescence). ORD. Acanthaceae. A small genus (two species) of stove, evergreen, Brazilian shrubs, now included, by the authors of the "Genera Plantarum," under Aphelandra. Bracts ample, slightly coriaceous, coloured; spikes long. For culture of S. prismatica, the only species which calls for description, see Ruellia.
S. glabra (smooth). A synonym of S. prismatica.
S. prismatica (prism-like). fl. yellow; corolla 1 1/4in. long, glabrous, funnel-shaped; bracts yellow, oval, 1in. long, pungent-pointed, rigid. June. l. oblong, 9in. to 12in. long, 2 1/4in. long, 2 1/4in. to 3 1/4in. broad, acute at base, attenuated at apex; petioles 1 1/2in. long, glabrous. h. 2ft. to 3ft. SYNS. S. glabra, Hydromestus maculatus (B. M. 4556).