Strobilanthes pulneyensis C.B.Clarke

 
  • 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) : Unresolved name
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chonayamkallukurinji (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : On hills above 1400 m, especially in ravines and also as an undergrowth in moist forests
  • Comments / notes : This species flowers every year
  • Flower, Fruit : October-November
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Kalhandi district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary (Theni district)
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Southern Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • 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
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Matthew, K.M., 1983. The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2)
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Karuppusamy, S. and V. Ravichandran (2016). Diversity Assessment of woody plants of Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Theni District, Tamil Nadu. Bio Bulletin. 2 (1): 58-73.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Strobilanthes pulneyensis. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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