Aechmanthera gossypina (Wall.) Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I.Wood
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Small shrubs, 60-90 cm tall, hairy; Leaves ovate or elliptic, acute; Flowers in one sided panicles, pale violet or purplish; Capsules 6-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- February
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 240
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aechmanthera gossypina. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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