Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Mackenziea gracilis (Bedd.) Bremek.; Strobilanthes beddomei T.Anderson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Large shrubs, glabrous; Leaves sessile, lanceolate, attenuate at both ends, glabrous; Flowers on glabrous panicles, rosy-white with violet tinge or white with lilac tinge; Capsules glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Theni district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Ravichandran, V. 2016. Taxonomic and Phytogeographical investigation on endemic plants of Western Ghats with special reference to Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu (Ph.D. thesis work)
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Strobilanthes gracilis. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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