✿Acanthaceae · Dyschoriste
Diskori / Erect Snakeherb
Dyschoriste erecta
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- January-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dyschoriste erecta
- Genus
- Dyschoriste
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Diskori 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 Diskori itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- डिस्कोरी Diskori
About Diskori
Erect Snakeherb (Dyschoriste erecta) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Diskori belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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