Eranthemum nervosum (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Basionym : Justicia nervosa Vahl
  • Synonym(s) : Daedalacanthus roseus (Vahl) T. Anderson; Eranthemum pulchellum Andrews
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eranthemum pulchellum Andrews
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Grown as garden plant
  • Comments / notes : Common in damp places
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Kerala : Kannur district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district, Dehradun
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • World Distribution : Tropical Asia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 241-242
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eranthemum nervosum. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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