✿Acanthaceae · Carvia
Maruadona / Karvi
Carvia callosa
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- September-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Carvia callosa
- Genus
- Carvia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Maruadona itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Maruadona itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Gujarati
- કારવી Karvi, કેરડી Keradi, પાંદડી Pandadi
- Hindi
- मरुआदोना Maruadona
- Kannada
- ಕಾರ್ವಿ Karvi
- Konkani
- कारवी Karvi
- Marathi
- कारवी Karvi
- Rajasthani
- कार्वी Karvi
About Maruadona
Karvi (Carvia callosa) is a shrub in the Acanthaceae family. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Maruadona belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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