Sanna Aadusoge / Three-Nerved Squirrel Tail
Justicia trinervia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Sanna Aadusoge
Identify Sanna Aadusoge 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: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sanna Aadusoge.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Justicia trinervia
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Ethiopia, India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sanna Aadusoge 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 Sanna Aadusoge itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಸಣ್ಣ ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ Sanna Aadusoge
- Konkani
- धाकटो अडुलसो Dhakto Adulso
- Malayalam
- ചെറിയ ആടലോടകം Cheriya Aadalodakam
- Marathi
- लहान अडुळसा Lahan Adulasa
- Odia
- ଛୋଟ ବାସଙ୍ଗ Chottha Basanga
- Tamil
- சின்ன ஆடாதோடை Chinna Atatotai
- Telugu
- చిన్న అడ్డసరము Chinna Addasaramu
About Sanna Aadusoge
Three-nerved Squirrel Tail (Justicia trinervia) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Sanna Aadusoge belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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