• Family : ACANTHACEAE
  (Acanthus Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : ACANTHACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ruellia patula Jacq.
• Vernacular name : Vedichchedi (Tamil); Katmora (Marathi)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Dry deciduous forests, scrub forests
• Comments / notes : On plains to 1200m, and low alt. on disturbed ground like forest border, arable lands, near habitations
• Flower, Fruit : June-December
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Guntur district, Anantapur district, Kadapa district
  • Telangana : Mehboobnagar district, Adilabad district, Nalgonda district
  • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Maharashtra : Akola district
  • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Abyssinia
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dipteracanthus patulus. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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