Phlogacanthus asperulus Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cystacanthus vitellinus (Roxb.) Y.F.Deng; Endopogon vitellinus (Roxb.) Nees; Justicia vitellina Roxb.; Janasia rosea Raf.; Janasia rubra Raf.; Justicia asperula G.Lodd.; Justicia quadrangularis Hook.; Phlogacanthus asperulus Nees; Phlogacanthus quadrangularis (Hook.) Heine; Sphinctacanthus siamensis C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Phlogacanthus vitellinus (Roxb.) T.Anderson
  • Habit : Undershrub or shrub
  • Key identification features : Undershrubs or shrubs, up to 90 cm high, nearly glabrous; Leaves elliptic, acuminate at both ends, glabrous; Inflorescence linear, thyrsoid panicle, nearly pubescent; Flowers pinkish purple, often with yellow marks; Capsules glabrous, many seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : November- January
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 247
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Phlogacanthus asperulus. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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