Justicia gendarussa Burm. f.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gendarussa vulgaris Nees
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Justicia gendarussa Burm. f.
  • Common name : Daun Rusa, Gandarusa, Water-willow
  • Vernacular name :
    • Udisambhalu (Hindi)
    • Karinekki (Kannada)
    • Vaataghni (Sanskrit)
    • Karunochi, Karinochil, Vathakodi, Vathamkolli (Malayalam)
    • Nela vavili, Gandha rasamu, Nalla vaili, Nalla nochali (Telugu)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Planted along hedges; frequently runs wild
  • Comments / notes : In the wild it runs by streams and other moist places of deciduous forests
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, West Godavari district
    • Telangana : Nizamabad district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Bhutan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Bhutan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • 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.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 244
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Justicia gendarussa. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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