Andrographis alata (Vahl) Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Basionym : Justicia alata Vahl
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Andrographis alata (Vahl) Nees
  • Vernacular name :
    • Peria nangai (Tamil)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, grasslands
  • Comments / notes : From foothills to 1200m in moist deciduous and deciduous forests
  • Flower, Fruit : November-March
  • Collector(s) Name : K. Sankara Rao, Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh, Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 23/03/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0585
  • Collection Locality : Karadiyur, Yercaud Hills, Salem district (TN)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • 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
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka state
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District, Karnataka state
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Andrographis alata. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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