''Strobilanthes involucrata'' is a species of

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s in the family Acanthaceae and the tribe Ruellieae. It is found in south-east Asia: native to

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and introduced to Indo-China. This was previously considered a species of the monotypic genus ''Pachystrobilus''. The

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accepted this species under its orthographic variant ''S. involucratus'', with a subspecies ''S. i. tjibodensis'', but this is not included in ''

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* * {{Taxonbar, from1=Q17682040, from2=Q15940862, from3=Q15349094 Acanthaceae Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia Lamiales of Asia