Meyenia hawtayneana
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- March-November
How to identify Meyenia hawtayneana
Identify Meyenia hawtayneana by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Meyenia hawtayneana.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Meyenia hawtayneana
- Genus
- Meyenia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Meyenia hawtayneana itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Meyenia hawtayneana itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Meyenia hawtayneana
Meyenia hawtayneana is a climber in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Meyenia hawtayneana belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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