About blue pussyleaf
Nelsonia canescens is a herbaceous plant species in the family Acanthaceae, with a substantial number of similar plant specimens now identified as synonyms.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nelsonia canescens
- Genus
- Nelsonia
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Nepal, Thailand, Philippines
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिजनोरी Bijnori
- Bengali
- পারামূল Paramula
- Malayalam
- കോടപ്പുല്ല് Kodappullu, മയിൽ പുല്ല് Mayil Pullu, നീല പൂച്ചയില Neela Poochayila
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
blue pussyleaf belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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