Justicia procumbens L.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (ACANTHUS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
  • Species : Justicia procumbens
  • Synonym : Rostellularia procumbens Nees
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Justicia procumbens L.
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-199
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
  • Collection Date : 13/09/14
  • Collection Locality : Toppur-Melpatti road, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Habitat : Scrub Jungle
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Often on hills up to 1200 m and above, on bare slopes, among rocks, etc.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Tiruvannamalai district, Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); East Godavari district, Kurnool district, Visakhapatnam district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malayasia, Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Justicia procumbens. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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