Herbarium JCB

Acrocephalus hispidus (L.) Nicols. & Sivadasan

Family : LAMIACEAE
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : LAMIACEAE
Basionym : Gomphrena hispida L.
Synonym(s) : Acrocephalus indicus (Burm.f.) Kuntze; Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton
Vernacular name : Meenagani (Malayalam)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Moist forests, as an undergrowth, also in grassy areas and wasteland
Comments / notes : A common weed
Key identification features : An erect pubescent herb
Flower, Fruit : July-December
Collector(s) Name : C.J.Saldanha
Collection Nos : HFP 977, CJS 15407
Collection Locality : Shiradi Ghat (Hassan)
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Guntur district, Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district
- Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Udupi district, Davanagare district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Kalhandi district, Ganjam district
World Distribution : Indo-Malesia
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara; 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=Acrocephalus hispidus. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.