English: Blue glory vine.
Clades:
Acanthaceae.
Region: tropical Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, Congo.
Habitat: woodlands, grasslands, riversides, hillsides; prone to annual fires; altitudes up to 300 meters above sea level.
Use: ornamental.
BotanyHerb; perennial; erect, climbing and creeping.
Leaves: wide; ovate; up to 17 cm long.
Flowers: purple, with bright yellow throat in the centre; trumpet shaped.
Propagation: stem cuttings; by seeds; by dividing clumps.