Dyschoriste erecta (Burm.f.) Kuntze

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dyschoriste depressa (L.) Nees
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dyschoriste erecta (Burm.) Kuntze
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Occasional clumps. On hills above 600m, on hill slopes.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Nos : CJS 8836, CJS 9536
  • Collection Locality : Hassan
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Odisha : Kendrapara district, Grassy places near rivers
    • Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Salem district
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore district
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dyschoriste erecta. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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