Gulsham
Eranthemum purpurascens
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar & more
- Flowering
- November-February
How to identify Gulsham
Identify Gulsham by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gulsham.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eranthemum purpurascens
- Genus
- Eranthemum
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gulsham itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gulsham itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुलशाम gulsham
About Gulsham
Eranthemum purpurascens belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and 4 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to February.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Gulsham belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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