Staurogyne polybotrya (Nees) O. Kuntze

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ebermaiera humilis Nees; Staurogyne polybotrya var. humilis (Nees) E.Hossain; Ebermaiera polybotrya Nees; Staurogyne glauca var. thorelii Benoist; Staurogyne polybotrya (Nees) Kuntze; Staurogyne polybotrya var. thorelii (Benoist) E.Hossain
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Staurogyne humilis (Nees) Kuntze
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Shaded places
  • Key identification features : Herbs, 30-70 cm high; branched from base, adpressedly grey pubescent upward; Leaves opposite, elliptic, subentire, pubescent on nerves beneath; Flowers in cylindric spikes, purplish with rose or yellowish stripe; Capsules oblong.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-January
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Sundergarh district, Sambalpur district, Bargarh district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • 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
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 252
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Staurogyne polybotrya. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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