• 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) : Eranthemum purpurascens Wight ex Nees
• Vernacular name : Ghulsham (Hindi)
• Habit : Undershrub
• Habitat : Deciduous forests
• Comments / notes : Occasional on hilly areas
• Flower, Fruit : November-February
• Collector(s) Name : BR.Ramesh
• Collection Nos : KFP 10435
• Collection Locality : Sundur hills
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
  • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Ballari district, Dakshina Kannada district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district, Udupi district
  • Odisha : Ganjam district. Common in forests
  • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
• 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; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
• 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=Eranthemum purpurascens. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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