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PORPHYRACOMA LANCEOLATA. 
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brightly-coloured flowers appear. It is a stove plant, continuing to flower during [ 
the spring and summer months. It may be referred to the tribe Echmatacanthi, ! 
and the subtribe Justicese.” — Bot. Mag. 
The generic name is derived from porphyra purple, koma head of hair. 
