Pleocaulus sessilioides (C.B.Clarke) Bremek.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Basionym : Strobilanthes sessilis var. sessiloides (Wight) Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pleocaulus sessilis (Nees) Bremek.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Grasslands
  • Flower, Fruit : November-December
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Hassan district, Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pleocaulus sessilioides. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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