Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
Edible portion : Leaves
An evergreen shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaves are opposite. The leaves are 5-15 cm long and 4-10 cm wide. They are narrowly oval and mottled yellow-green. The flowers are star like and pink or white. The fruit is a small club shaped capsule. It has 4 flat seeds.
Distribution : It is a tropical plant. It is best in full sun. It needs a fertile well-drained soil. It grows in lowland areas and up to 250 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.
Common names : Purple false eranthemum, Golden eldorado, Eldorado emas, Erantemum palsu, Lakauuli, Te iaro,
Synonyms:
Pseuderanthemum eldorado (Williams) Radlk.;