Source:
Sense provings.
Genus:350 species.
Region: South and Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Northern Australia.
Habitat: frost-tender; require protection in frost.
Habitat: forest; 2000 to 3500 m altitude.
Use: ornamental.
BotanyFlowers: two-lipped; hooded; blue, pink, white and purple; bloom on long cycles of several years (Strobilanthes wightii which blooms every thirteen years).