Scalloped Hemigraphis
Hemigraphis crenata
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- November-January
How to identify Scalloped Hemigraphis
Identify Scalloped Hemigraphis 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 season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-January.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Scalloped Hemigraphis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hemigraphis crenata
- Genus
- Hemigraphis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Scalloped Hemigraphis 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 Scalloped Hemigraphis itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Scalloped Hemigraphis
Scalloped Hemigraphis (Hemigraphis crenata) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It is native to India. It grows in scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to January.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Scalloped Hemigraphis belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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