Strobilanthes macrostegia (Nees) C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Endopogon macrostegius Nees; Ruellia fimbriata Wall.; Strobilanthes fimbriata var. majuscula W.W.Sm.; Strobilanthes macrostegia (Nees) C.B.Clarke; Strobilanthes neesii Kurz
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes fimbriata Nees
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Straggling shrubs; branches pubescent when young; Leaves elliptic, subentire, glabrous or sparsely pubescent beneath; Flowers in elongate, more or less interrupted axillary spikes; Capsules oblong, hairy, 4-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : December- February
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang, Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 255
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Strobilanthes macrostegia . Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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