Elu Kootti / Curved Scaly-Ball
Lepidagathis incurva var. mucronata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- February-May
How to identify Elu Kootti
Identify Elu Kootti 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: February-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Elu Kootti.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepidagathis incurva var. mucronata
- Genus
- Lepidagathis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wastelands
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar and China
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- 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 var. mucronata) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from February to May.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Elu Kootti belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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