Accession Data:
Whitfieldia elongata (P.Beauv.) De Wild. & T.Durand
- Common Name: White Candles
- Family: Acanthaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: tropical Africa
- Uses: African tribes have incorporated this plant not only for medicinal purposes but also in the name of love. This is an important ingredient in love potions, skin diseases, and snake bites3.
The leaves yield a black dye.4
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
- Culture: bright shade, warm temps, min temp 55, uniform moisture, rich soil
- USDA Zone: 10a-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201200026
- Source: Kartuz Greenhouses
- Accession Date: 03-29-2012
- Bench: 1113 - AFR:East Bench NC
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 03-24-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Lamiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Acanthaceae
- SubFamily: Acanthoideae
- Tribe: Whitfieldieae
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Nigeria / Central African Republic / Cameroon / Gabon / Gulf of Guinea Is. / Rwanda / Zaire / Ethiopia / Sudan / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda / Angola / Zambia
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
- Whitfieldia elongata at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
- M. Iwu, Maurice. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1993.
- Whitfieldia elongata at Useful Tropical Plants. Last accessed Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Michael Wolf [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
data regenerated on Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:57:28 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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W/C = Wild Collected
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