Dianthera secunda (Vahl) Griseb.

 
  • 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) : Justicia secunda Vahl
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Garden plant
  • Key identification features : Leaves elliptic, slender-pointed. Flowers pinkish-red in terminal 1-sides, loose, many flowered racemes.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-December
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Pune district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Islands, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Islands, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
  • Literature :
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2. pp- 678 Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dianthera secunda. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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