Strobilanthes pothigaiensis Gopalan & Chithra

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes pothigaiensis Gopalan & Chithra
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Exposed Shola bordering grassy or rocky slopes
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 1600 m.
  • Key identification features : Leaves entire with slightly recurved margin; inflorescence spicate; outer bracts elliptic-ovate, not foliaceous; bracteoles narrowly lanceolate; corolla tube narrowly cylindrical at base; staminodes absent
  • Flower, Fruit : September
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Thiruvananthapuram district, Kollam district, Pathanamthitta district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kanyakumari district, Tirunelveli district
  • 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
    • R. Gopalan & V. Chitra 92008). Strobilanthes pothigaiensis (Acanthaceae) – a new species from southern Western Ghats, India. Kew Bulletin. 63: 499-501.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Strobilanthes pothigaiensis. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

India Distribution

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