About Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. & R.Br.
Pouzolzia zeylanica, with the accepted scientific name Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn. & R.Br., is commonly called graceful Pouzolz's bush or Ceylon pouzolzia. It is a perennial herb that is native to Tropical and Subtropical Asia and Northern Australia, and has since been introduced to other regions including Florida and El Salvador. This species grows primarily in seasonally dry tropical biomes, and grows to a height between 12 and 40 cm. It can be identified by pale green flowers that grow in loose, hairy clusters within the leaf axils. Its leaves are shaped lance-shaped to rhomboid-ovate, are typically opposite, and are only rarely alternate. Its rootstock is often tuberous.
