✿Acanthaceae · Dicliptera
Pincha Kusuma
Dicliptera cuneata
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- November-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dicliptera cuneata
- Genus
- Dicliptera
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet places in evergreen and dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pincha Kusuma 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 Pincha Kusuma itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- திக்லிப்டெரா குனேட்டா
- Telugu
- పింఛకుసుమ pincha kusuma
About Pincha Kusuma
Dicliptera cuneata belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in wet places in evergreen and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to February.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Pincha Kusuma belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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