Herbarium JCB

Rungia repens (L.) Nees

Family : ACANTHACEAE
(ACANTHUS FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
Species : Rungia repens
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rungia repens (L.) Nees
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-287
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 02/01/16
Collection Locality : Mobbuchintalapalle, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub Jungle
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : September-March
Native : India
Comments : On plains to 800 m on slopes and wastelands.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Edakkal R.F. (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Guntur district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State); Kandhamal district, Bolangir district, Kalahandi district, Parlakhemundi Hills (Gajapati district), Ganjam district, Sundargarh district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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=Rungia repens. Downloaded on 7 June 2025.