Thelepaepale ixiocephala (Benth.) Bremek.

 
  • 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 ixiocephala Benth.
  • Common name : Sky blue karvy
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pit-karvi (Kannada)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Plains to hills in shade
  • Flower, Fruit : November-January
  • Collection Nos : CS 1027
  • Collection Locality : Doodsagar, Karnataka
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Palakkad district
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : Bangladesh, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • 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=Thelepaepale ixiocephala. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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