Patti Arusa / Fascicled-Flower Scaly-Ball
Lepidagathis fasciculata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa & more
- Flowering
- November-June
How to identify Patti Arusa
Identify Patti Arusa 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: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Patti Arusa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepidagathis fasciculata
- Genus
- Lepidagathis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On hills above 1000m, on bare slopes in deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Patti Arusa 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 Patti Arusa itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पट्टी अड़ूसा patti arusa
- Bengali
- ডোরা-ডোরা বাসক dora-dora basak
- Telugu
- చారల వాసక charala vasaka
- Kannada
- ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ patti adusoge
- Marathi
- पट्टेरी अडुळसा patteri adulasa
About Patti Arusa
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Fascicled-Flower Scaly-Ball (Lepidagathis fasciculata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa and 1 other states. It grows in on hills above 1000m, on bare slopes in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to June.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Patti Arusa belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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