Justicia quinqueangularis K.D.Koenig ex Roxb.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rostellularia quinqueangularis (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Nees
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Common in open areas and Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Collection Locality : Chitapari, Malkamgiri District; Nawna, Mayurbhanj District
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Dharwad district, Kolar district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Malkangiri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Indian subcontinent
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Province of China
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Justicia quinqueangularis. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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