Pseuderanthemum indicum (Nees) A.M.Cowan & Cowan

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Eranthemum indicum (Nees) C.B.Clarke; Odontonemella indica (Nees) Lindau; Pseuderanthemum indicum (Nees) A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Thyrsacanthus indicus Nees; Asystasia thyrsacanthus T.Anderson; Eranthemum tapingense W.W.Sm.; Mackaya tapingensis (W.W.Sm.) Y.F.Deng & C.Y.Wu
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mackaya indica (Nees) Ensermu
  • Habit : Herb or Undershrub
  • Key identification features : Diffuse herbs or undershrubs, up to 1 m high; Leaves lanceolate or subovate, acuminate at both ends, glabrous; Flowers in racemes, glabrous or puberulous, white, profusely purple veined; Capsules long, cylindric, solid, 4-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : December- March
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 249-250
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pseuderanthemum indicum. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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