Justicia diffusa var. hedyotidifolia (Nees) Clarke

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Basionym : Rostellulari hedyotidifolia Nees
  • Synonym(s) : Rostellularia diffusa var. hedyotidifolia (Nees) Kumari
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Justicia diffusa Willd.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Scrub forests and grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in moist places at high hills in grasslands
  • Flower, Fruit : June-December
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, Raja K.Swamy, Arun Singh
  • Collection Date : 19/11/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0174
  • Collection Locality : Palamaneru forest, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kollam district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kottayam district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Koraput district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Justicia diffusa var. hedyotidifolia. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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