Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (1846)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1757)
Class: Magnoliopsida (1481)
Order: Scrophulariales (95)
Family: Acanthaceae (20) (family description)
Genus: Strobilanthes (1)
Epithet: wallichii Nees (3)
wallichii => in honour of Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, early 19th century Danish plant collector, botanist and physician



