Hadpat / White Shrimp Plant
Justicia betonica var. betonica
Also known as Squirrel Tail, Paper Plume
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Justicia betonica var. betonica
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- On plains above 900m, in thickets by stream banks, moist deciduous forests and wastelands
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Acanthaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हाड़पात Hadpat, मोकंदर Mokander, प्रमेहःहराती Pramehaharati
- Bengali
- পাটল বাসক Patela Basak
- Tamil
- வேலிமூங்கில் Veli-Munkil
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಕನಕಾಂಬರ Kaadu Kanakaambara, ಸಣ್ಣ ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ Sanna Adusoge
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളക്കുറിഞ്ഞി Vellakurunji
- Marathi
- गुलाबी अडुलसा Gulabi Adulasa
About Hadpat
White Shrimp plant (Justicia betonica var. betonica) is an undershrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family (Acanthus family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, spike/raceme flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is typically found in on plains above 900m, in thickets by stream banks, moist deciduous forests and wastelands. It occurs across Old World tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Hadpat belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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