- Family : ACANTHACEAE
(Acanthus Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
- Basionym : Justicia nasuta L.
- Synonym(s) : Rhinacanthus communis Nees; Rhinacanthus nasutus Kuntze var. montana (Clarke) Kumari; Rhinacanthus communis var. montanus C.B. Clarke
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz
- Common name : Snake Jasmine, Dainty Spurs
- Vernacular name :
- Palkajuhi, Juyeepani (Hindi)
- Negamulli (Kannada)
- Nagamalli, Sirukurungu (Tamil)
- Yuthiparni (Sanskrit)
- Nagamulla, Orukaalmudanthi, Pushpakedal, Purukolli, Puzhukkolli, Vellakkurunji (Malayalam)
- Nagamalli, Vontikommu rinachettu, Pamu malli (Telugu)
- Kaurasago (Oria)
- Habit : Undershrub
- Habitat : Shaded palces in dry deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : On hills above 500m, on crevices of rocks on slopes, wet areas in Tropical moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Occassional in clumps. Sometimes brought into cultivation.
- Flower, Fruit : December-April
- Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, Navendu Page
- Collection Date : 23/03/2016
- Collection Nos : HJCB-0627
- Collection Locality : Yercaud-Salem Ghat road, Salem district (TN)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district
- Karnataka : Ballari district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Nayagarh district, Sambalpur district
- Tamil Nadu : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district)
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Java, Madagascar
- 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
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- 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.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhinacanthus nasutus. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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