Strobilanthes helicta T.Anderson

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Asystasia calycina Nees; Echinacanthus calycinus (Nees) Nees; Pteracanthus calycinus (Nees) Bremek.; Ruellia calycina Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes helicta T.Anderson
  • Habit : Herb or Shrub
  • Key identification features : Herbs or shrubs, up to 3 m high; Leaves lanceolate or elliptic, acuminate at both ends, glabrous; Flowers in elongate, zigzag-twisted, glabrous or hairy spikes, creamy white; Capsules white, glabrous, 4-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
  • 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 helicta. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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