Strobilanthes boerhaavioides T.Anderson

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Pteracanthus rubescens (T.Anderson) Bremek.; Pteracanthus boerhaavioides (T.Anderson) Bremek.; Strobilanthes rubescens var. microsperma C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes rubescens T.Anderson
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Shrubs, up to 1.5 m high; Leaves roundate at base, acuminate, lanceolate or elliptic, glabrous; Inflorescence lax flowered, axillary panicled spike; Flowers bluish purple; Capsules oblanceolate.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, 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: 253
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Strobilanthes boerhaavioides. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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