Cupid's Bower
Achimenes longiflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram
How to identify Cupid's Bower
Identify Cupid's Bower by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Long-tubed showy flowers (cupid's bower).
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram.
- Confirm it sits within the Gesneriaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cupid's Bower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Achimenes longiflora
- Genus
- Achimenes
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The hairy leaves have saw toothed edges and can be up to 90 mm (3+1⁄2 in) long and 40 mm (1+1⁄2 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The hairy leaves have saw toothed edges and can be up to 90 mm (3+1⁄2 in) long and 40 mm (1+1⁄2 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cupid's Bower itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cupid's Bower itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cupid's Bower
Cupid's bower (Achimenes longiflora) belongs to the Gesneriaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram.
Gesneriaceae
Gesneria Family
Cupid's Bower belongs to the Gesneriaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Gesneriaceae familySnap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Cupid's Bower or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.
Common plant problems
If you are starting from symptoms instead of a diagnosis, use the plant disease symptom checker to narrow the cause before treating.
All plant problem & care guides