Hypoestes triflora (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Justicia triflora Forssk.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hypoestes triflora (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Habit : Herb or Undershrub
  • Key identification features : Herbs or undershrubs, up to 50 cm high; much branched; Leaves ovate, acuminate at apex, acute or subacute at base, crenulate or wavy, sparsely puberulous; Inflorescences axillary or tenninal clusters, heads or umbels; Flowers pink or pale pink to white; Capsules ellipsoid or ovoid, 4-seeded; Seeds verrucose.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- January
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, China, Bhutan, India, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Le
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, China, Bhutan, India, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 243-244
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hypoestes triflora. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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