✿Acanthaceae · Calacanthus
Karamb / Large Flowered Calacanthus
Calacanthus grandiflorus
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calacanthus grandiflorus
- Genus
- Calacanthus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karamb 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 Karamb itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- करंब karamb
- Malayalam
- കരിമകുറുഞ്ഞി karimkurunni
- Marathi
- मुगूट mugut
About Karamb
Large Flowered Calacanthus (Calacanthus grandiflorus) is a shrub in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Karamb belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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