Strobilanthes lawsoni Gamble

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Strobilanthes gamblei Carine, J.M.Alexander & Scotland; Phlebophyllum lawsonii (Gamble) Bremek.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes lawsonii Gamble
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Bluish-white flowers
  • Flower, Fruit : November-December
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha, Prakash
  • Collection Date : 13-11-1978
  • Collection Nos : KFP 4160
  • Collection Locality : Charmadi Ghat (Chikamagalur)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Strobilanthes lawsoni. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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