Diotacanthus albiflorus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Diotacanthus albiflorus
Identify Diotacanthus albiflorus by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Diotacanthus albiflorus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diotacanthus albiflorus
- Genus
- Diotacanthus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Diotacanthus albiflorus 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 Diotacanthus albiflorus itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Diotacanthus albiflorus
Diotacanthus albiflorus is a shrub in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Diotacanthus albiflorus belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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