Perilepta auriculata (Nees) Bremek.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Justicia auriculata Wall. ex Nees; Perilepta amplectens (Nees) Bremek.; Perilepta edgeworthiana (Nees) Bremek.; Perilepta plumulosa (Nees) Bremek.; Perilepta siamensis (C.B.Clarke) Bremek.; Perilepta venusta (Craib) Bremek.; Ruellia amplectens Wall. ex Nees; Ruellia auriculata Wall.; Strobilanthes amplectens Nees; Strobilanthes edgeworthiana Nees; Strobilanthes plumulosa Nees; Strobilanthes siamensis C.B.Clarke; Strobilanthes trichophora C.E.C.Fisch.; Strobilanthes venusta Craib
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes auriculata Nees
  • Common name : Eared Leaf Coneflower
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kapur mingar, Pandai (Hindi)
    • Koutruk lei (Manipuri)
    • Ramting (Mizo)
    • Chinna kurinji, Ankaravalli (Tamil)
    • Kumtharuk khangrangwon (Tangkhul)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Terai forest; 450 - 950 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : October-February
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to China (Yunnan, Guangxi) and Peninsula Malaysia (Langkawi)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 195
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1260-1261
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Perilepta auriculata. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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