Moorikoti / Shade Loving Coneflower
Hemigraphis latebrosa
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-April
How to identify Moorikoti
Identify Moorikoti by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Moorikoti.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hemigraphis latebrosa
- Genus
- Hemigraphis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Moorikoti 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 Moorikoti itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Dogri
- मोरनी बूटी Moranee Bootee
- Kannada
- ಮೂರಿಕೊಟಿ Moorikoti
- Konkani
- मोरपंखी Morpankhi
- Marathi
- मोरपंखी Morpankhi
- Nepali
- कांगराइतो फूल Kaangaraaito Phool
- Odia
- ବାରଙ୍ଗ ଫୁଲ Bareng Phul
About Moorikoti
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Shade Loving Coneflower (Hemigraphis latebrosa) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and 8 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Moorikoti belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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