Ecbolium ligustrinum (Vahl) Vollesen

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ecbolium viride subsp. ligustrinum (Vahl) M.R.Almeida; Justicia ligustrina Vahl
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ecbolium ligustrinum (Vahl) Vollesen
  • Common name : Ran Aboli
  • Vernacular name :
    • Karimkurinji, Karinkurinni, Odiamandantha, Odiyamadantha (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous
  • Comments / notes : Rare, found growing in waste lands, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
  • Key identification features : An erect herb or undershrub. Corolla bluish-green
  • Flower, Fruit : June-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district, Raigad district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi district
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ecbolium ligustrinum. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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