Udajati / Ran Aboli
Ecbolium ligustrinum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- June-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ecbolium ligustrinum
- Genus
- Ecbolium
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indo-Malaysia and Africa
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Acanthaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- उदजति udajati
- Bengali
- ঝিন্টিকাঁটা jhintikanta, নীল কাঁটা nila kanta, নীল সহচরা nila sahachara
- Tamil
- நீலாம்பரி nilambari, நீலாம்பரி (செடி), நீலாம்பரி
- Telugu
- చీకటి కూర తుప్ప cheekatikoorathuppa, నక్కతోక nakkatoka, పచ్చ వాడంబరము pachchavadambaram
- Kannada
- ಕಪ್ಪುಬೊಬ್ಬುಳಿ kappubobbuli, ಕಪ್ಪುಕರ್ಣಿ kappukarni, ಪಚ್ಚಾಂಬ್ರಾ patchambra
- Malayalam
- കരിംകുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurunni, ഒടിയമടന്ത odiyamadantha
- Marathi
- धाकटा अडुळसा dhakta adulsa, एकबोली ekboli, रान आबोली ran aboli
About Udajati
Ran Aboli (Ecbolium ligustrinum) is a shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family (Acanthus family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, spike/raceme flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indo-Malaysia and Africa. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-January. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Udajati belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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