Pteracanthus urticifolius (Kuntze) Bremek.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Basionym : Strobilanthes urticifolia Kuntze
  • Synonym(s) : Pteracanthus reflexus (Nees) Bremek.; Ruellia reflexa Royle ex Nees; Ruellia urticifolia Wall.; Strobilanthes reflexa Nees; Strobilanthes urticifolia Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes attenuata (Wall. ex Nees) Jacq. ex Nees
  • Common name : Blue Nettle, Nettle Leaved Strobilanthes
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Forests, shrubberies, Himalayas, at altitudes of 2000 - 3500 m.
  • Key identification features : Flowers bright blue or purple with a pale throat, in glandular-hairyusually branched inflorosence.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Literature :
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 313
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 195
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pteracanthus urticifolius. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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