Gymnostachyum latifolium (Dalzell) T.Anderson

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cryptophragmium latifolium Dalz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gymnostachyum latifolium T.Anderson
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in forests of Western Ghats
  • Key identification features : An undershrub, glabrous. Corolla greenish-yellow.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-March
  • Collection Date : 21-11-2018
  • Collection Nos : CJS 12134, CJS 12609; HJCB-1713
  • Collection Locality : Idukki District, Kerala
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Nayar, T. S., et al, 2006. Flowering plants of Kerala, A hand book
    • Herbarium specimen from Idukki district, Kerala.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gymnostachyum latifolium. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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