Stephanophysum longifolium Pohl

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cyrtacanthus corymbosus Mart. ex Nees; Echinacanthus dichotomus Kuntze; Ruellia graecizans Backer; Ruellia longifolia (Pohl) Griseb.; Ruellia serratitheca Rusby; Ruellia ventricosa Kunth; Stephanophysum brevifolium Pohl; Stephanophysum macrandrum Bremek.; Stephanophysum ventricosum Nees
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C.Ezcurra
  • Common name : Common wild petunia, Red Christmas pride, Stephanophysum, Tropical wild petunia
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Weed on hillsides, along trails and roadsides
  • Comments / notes : Ornamental plant
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : South Tropical America and El Salvador, India, Fiji, Gulf of Guinea Is., Leeward Is., Mauritius, Pakistan, Réunion
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 195
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stephanophysum longifolium. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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