Elongated Chiretta
Andrographis producta
Also known as Elongated False-Waterwillow
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-February
How to identify Elongated Chiretta
Identify Elongated Chiretta 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 season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Elongated Chiretta.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Andrographis producta
- Genus
- Andrographis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- 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 Elongated Chiretta 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 Elongated Chiretta itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Elongated Chiretta
Elongated Chiretta (Andrographis producta) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Elongated Chiretta belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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