- Family : ACANTHACEAE
(Acanthus Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
- Synonym(s) : Rostellularia crinita Nees
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Justicia micrantha Wall. ex C.B.Clarke
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : On hills above 1000m, on exposed slopes and shola borders
- Comments / notes : Rare in Tropical moist deciduous forests
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Collection Nos : HFP 257, CJS 14435
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Chikkamagaluru district, Davanagare district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Hassan district, Raichur district
- Kerala : Kasaragod district, Idukki district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Kottayam district
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district), Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : India
- Exotic/Native : Native
- Endemism : Southwest India
- World Distribution : India
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
- Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga District
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Gamble, J.S., Flora of Madras Presidency. 2: 1080. 1924.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Justicia neesii. 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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