✿Acanthaceae · Andrographis
Andrographis ovata
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Andrographis ovata
- Genus
- Andrographis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Mixed forests in the hills
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- 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 ovata 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 ovata itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Andrographis ovata
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Andrographis ovata is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand. It grows in mixed forests in the hills. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Andrographis ovata belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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