Periya Ilai Muyal Pal Poo / Broad-Leaf Gymnostachyum
Gymnostachyum latifolium
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- November-March
How to identify Periya Ilai Muyal Pal Poo
Identify Periya Ilai Muyal Pal Poo 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: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Periya Ilai Muyal Pal Poo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gymnostachyum latifolium
- Genus
- Gymnostachyum
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Periya Ilai Muyal Pal Poo itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Periya Ilai Muyal Pal Poo itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பெரிய இலை முயல் பல் பூ periya ilai muyal pal poo
About Periya Ilai Muyal Pal Poo
Broad-Leaf Gymnostachyum (Gymnostachyum latifolium) is a low shrub in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Periya Ilai Muyal Pal Poo belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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