Elu Kootti / Curved Scaly-Ball
Lepidagathis incurva
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- December-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepidagathis incurva
- Genus
- Lepidagathis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, wastelands and deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Elu Kootti 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 Elu Kootti itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- काँडे Kaande, सेतो फुली Seto Phuli
- Bengali
- কান্দিফুল Kandi Phool
- Kannada
- ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ Elu Kootti
About Elu Kootti
Curved Scaly-Ball (Lepidagathis incurva) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and 9 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, wastelands and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Elu Kootti belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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