About blue eranthemum
Eranthemum roseum, also known as blue eranthemum, rosy eranthemum (Marathi: dasmuli, दसमुळी; jangali aboli, जंगली अबोली ) is a native of the Western Ghats of India. The plant has tuberous roots, and grows to a height of ten in numbers, hence the local name, dasmuli.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eranthemum roseum
- Genus
- Eranthemum
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Distribution
- Peninsular India
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुलशाम Gulsham, नील वासक Nil Vasak
- Tamil
- நீலமுள்ளி Nila-malli
- Kannada
- ಕಪ್ಪುಬೊಬ್ಬುಳಿ Kappubobbuli, ಕಪ್ಪುಕರ್ಣಿ Kappukarni
- Marathi
- दशमूली Dashamuli, रान आबोली Ran Aboli
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
blue eranthemum belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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