✿Acanthaceae · Megaskepasma
Brazilian Red Cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
outdoor
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
- Genus
- Megaskepasma
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Native to Venezuela and Suriname, it is a free branching, upright showy tropical shrub that grows to 3 m high with appressed reddish hairs, stout stems, and broad ovate 12–30 cm lo” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brazilian Red Cloak itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Brazilian Red Cloak itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Brazilian Red Cloak
Brazilian Red Cloak (Megaskepasma erythrochlamys) is a species in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 1 other states.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Brazilian Red Cloak belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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