Fikat Nila Jakara / Tentacled Spiny Bottlebrush
Haplanthodes tentaculatus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat
- Flowering
- December-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Haplanthodes tentaculatus
- Genus
- Haplanthodes
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fikat Nila Jakara itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fikat Nila Jakara itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Konkani
- व्हडलें काळें किरायतें Vhadlem kalem kiraytem
- Marathi
- फिकट निळा जकारा Fikat nila jakara
About Fikat Nila Jakara
Tentacled Spiny Bottlebrush (Haplanthodes tentaculatus) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Fikat Nila Jakara belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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