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Smooth Gymnostachyum

Gymnostachyum glabrum

Herboutdoor
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra

How to identify Smooth Gymnostachyum

Identify Smooth Gymnostachyum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a herb habit.
  • Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
  • Confirm flower colour: White.
  • In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra.
  • Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Smooth Gymnostachyum.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Gymnostachyum glabrum
Genus
Gymnostachyum
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Smooth Gymnostachyum itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Spike
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Smooth Gymnostachyum itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Smooth Gymnostachyum

A member of the Acanthaceae family, Smooth Gymnostachyum (Gymnostachyum glabrum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Illustration representing the Acanthaceae family
Botanical family

Acanthaceae

Acanthus family

Smooth Gymnostachyum belongs to the Acanthaceae family.

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