Justicia vasculosa (Nees) T.Anderson

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Adhatoda vasculosa (Nees) Nees; Ecbolium vasculosum (Nees) Kuntze; Gendarussa vasculosa Nees; Mananthes vasculosa (Nees) Bremek.; Ruellia rivinifolia Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Justicia vasculosa (Nees) T.Anderson
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Perennial herbs, up to 60 cm high, fleshy; Leaves ovate, attenuate at both ends, minutely crisped pubescent on midrib beneath; Flowers solitary, yellowish, slightly pink spotted.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 245
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Justicia vasculosa. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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