Strobilanthes auriculatus Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (ACANTHUS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
  • Species : Strobilanthes auriculatus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Strobilanthes auriculatus Nees
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Comments : Occasional on hill slopes of northern Eastern Ghats, especially under shade near ravines. Plants flower after a gap of 6-8 years. Plant dies down after flowering.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Sundargarh district, Keonjhar district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Myanmar
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
  • 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=Strobilanthes auriculatus. Downloaded on 3 February 2025.

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