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
- 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
- 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
Green Shrimp Plant (Ecbolium viride var. viride) is an undershrub 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 typically found in dry deciduous and scrub forests. It occurs across India, Africa, Sri Lanka, Malaya, Nepal. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Atukkuk Kurunku belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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