✿Acanthaceae · Blepharis
Dikna / Hill Blepharis
Blepharis asperrima
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- November-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Blepharis asperrima
- Genus
- Blepharis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dikna itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dikna itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- डिकणा dikna
About Dikna
Hill Blepharis (Blepharis asperrima) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from November to February.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Dikna belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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