Diskori / Erect Snakeherb
Dyschoriste erecta
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- January-April
How to identify Diskori
Identify Diskori 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: January-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Diskori.
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.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Diskori belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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