Andrographis affinis
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- November-May
How to identify Andrographis affinis
Identify Andrographis affinis by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Andrographis affinis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Andrographis affinis
- Genus
- Andrographis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Shola floor and on cleared slopes
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Andrographis affinis itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Andrographis affinis itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Andrographis affinis
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Andrographis affinis is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in shola floor and on cleared slopes. Flowering and fruiting run from November to May.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Andrographis affinis belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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