Phlogacanthus guttatus Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dianthera guttata (Wall.) Raf.; Justicia guttata Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Phlogacanthus guttatus Nees
  • Habit : Herb or Shrub
  • Key identification features : Herbs or shrubs, 3-5 m tall, glabrous; Leaves large, oblong or elliptic, acuminate at both ends, glabrous; Flowers purple, dull violet with pinkish tinge in linear, dense, terminal, pubescent spikes; Capsules 12-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : November- March
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 248
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Phlogacanthus guttatus. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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