Atukkuk Kurunku / Green Shrimp Plant
Ecbolium viride var. viride
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ecbolium viride var. viride
- Genus
- Ecbolium
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous and scrub forests
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Sri Lanka, Malaya, Nepal
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Atukkuk Kurunku itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Atukkuk Kurunku itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- নীলকন্ঠ Neelakantha
- Tamil
- அடுக்குக் குருங்கு Atukkuk Kurunku, நீலாம்பரம் Neelaamparam, நீலாம்பரி Neelampari
- Kannada
- ಕಪ್ಪುಬೊಬಿಲಿ Kappubobbili, ಕಪ್ಪುಕರ್ಣಿ Kappukarni, ನೆಲ ಅಬ್ಬೊಲಿಗೆ Nela Abbolige
- Malayalam
- കൊരണ്ട Koranda, നീലകരുംകുറുഞ്ഞി Neelakarumkurunji, നീലാംമ്പരം Neelammbaram
- Marathi
- रान अबोली Raan Aboli
- Assamese
- নীলকণ্ঠ ফুল
About Atukkuk Kurunku
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Green Shrimp Plant (Ecbolium viride var. viride) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and 2 other states. It grows in dry deciduous and scrub forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Atukkuk Kurunku belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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