Pincha Kusuma
Dicliptera cuneata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- November-February
How to identify Pincha Kusuma
Identify Pincha Kusuma 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: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pincha Kusuma.
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.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Pincha Kusuma belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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