• 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) : Unresolved name
• Vernacular name : Addesaram (Telugu)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Wastelands, scrub-and dry deciduous forests
• Flower, Fruit : July-January
• Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
• Collection Date : 20-08-2010; 13-12-2014
• Collection Nos : FAP 36914; HJCB-E-380
• Collection Locality : Thummalapalle, Kadapa district (AP); Batrepalli, Nigidi forest, Anantapur district (AP)
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
  • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kollam district
  • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
  • Tamil Nadu : Throughout
• Native : India
• Endemism : Peninsular India
• World Distribution : India
• 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;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.
• 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=Justicia glauca. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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