Dyschoriste litoralis (L.f.) Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dyschoriste madurensis (Burm.f.) O. Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dyschoriste litoralis (L.f.) Nees
  • Vernacular name :
    • Korandi (Tamil)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Comments / notes : On gravelly ground of wasteland, floor of scrub jungles and on thorny bushes
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Nellore district
    • Tamil Nadu : Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, KMTR (Tirunelveli district)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • 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 litoralis. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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