Ranchimani / False Waterwillow
Andrographis echioides
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
How to identify Ranchimani
Identify Ranchimani 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.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ranchimani.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Andrographis echioides
- Genus
- Andrographis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wasteland and plains
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ranchimani 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 Ranchimani itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- கோபுரம் தாங்கி, Andrographis echioides
- Kannada
- ಗೋದಿಬರ್ಸನ Godibarsana
- Malayalam
- Pitumba, ഗോപുരംതാങ്ങി
- Marathi
- Ranchimani
About Ranchimani
A member of the Acanthaceae family, False Waterwillow (Andrographis echioides) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and 14 other states. It grows in wasteland and plains.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Ranchimani belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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