- Family : ACANTHACEAE
(Acanthus Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
- Synonym(s) : Acanthus doloarin Blanco; Acanthus ebracteatus var. xiamenensis (R.T.Zhang) C.Y.Wu & C.C.Hu; Acanthus ilicifolius var. subinteger Nees; Acanthus ilicifolius var. typica Domin; Acanthus ilicifolius var. xiamenensis (R.T.Zhang) Y.F.Deng, N.H.Xia & Heng B.Chen; Acanthus neoguineensis Engl.; Acanthus xiamenensis R.T.Zhang; Dilivaria ilicifolia (L.) J.St.-Hil.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acanthus ilicifolius L.
- Common name : Holly-leaved Acanthus; Holy mangrove.
- Vernacular name :
- Harkata, Hargoza (Hindi)
- Holesulli, Mulluchulli (Kannada)
- Chakkaramulli, Chulli, Mendli, Moranna, Muthalamookku, Paingachulli, Payinachhulli (Malayalam)
- Thillai, Chakkaramulli, Chulli (Tamil)
- Harkach, Holithi konti, Harkanchi, Kilichiri (Oria)
- Alisi, Alchi, Etichilla (Telugu)
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Mangrove, marshy areas
- Comments / notes : Maritime marshes along the coast
- Flower, Fruit : November-July
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district
- Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district
- Kerala : Thiruvananthapuram district, Alappuzha district, Thrissur district, Malappuram district,Kozhikode district, Kannur district, Kasaragod district, Ernakulam district, Kottayam district, Kollam district
- Maharashtra : Thane district
- Odisha : Balasore district, Kendrapara district, Cuttack district
- Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman
- Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Santa Cruz Islands
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Santa Cruz Islands
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- Literature :
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 217
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Acanthus ilicifolius. 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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