- Family : LAMIACEAE
(Mint Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
- Basionym : Gomphrena hispida L.
- Synonym(s) : Acrocephalus indicus (Burm.f.) Kuntze; Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton
- Vernacular name :
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Moist forests, as an undergrowth, also in grassy areas and wasteland
- Comments / notes : A common weed
- Key identification features : An erect pubescent herb; Leaves ovate or lanceolate, sparingly pubescent, margin serrate; Flowers in axillary or tenninal globose heads, pale purple; Nutlets smooth.
- Flower, Fruit : July-December
- Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
- Collection Nos : HFP 977, CJS 15407
- Collection Locality : Shiradi Ghat (Hassan)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Guntur district, Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district
- Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Udupi district, Davanagare district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Kalhandi district, Ganjam district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
- Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Laccadive Islands, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Laccadive Islands, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 276
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Acrocephalus hispidus. Downloaded on 27 July 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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