Blepharis asperrima Nees

 
  • 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) : Cynarospermum asperrimum (Nees) Vollesen
  • Common name : Hill Blepharis
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Frequent in shaded places and in gravelly soil
  • Key identification features : A diffuse or prostate herb. Corolla blue to purple
  • Flower, Fruit : November-February
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha, T.P.Ramamoorthy
  • Collection Nos : HFP1193, CJS 15917
  • Collection Locality : Genkalbetta (Hassan)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Udupi district, Davanagare district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Balakrishna Gowda & A.N. Sringesh 2004 – Sringeri (checklist unpublished)
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Blepharis asperrima. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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