How to identify Nilgonda
Identify Nilgonda 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: Purple.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nilgonda.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Neuracanthus trinervius
- Genus
- Neuracanthus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgonda itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgonda itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- निळगोंडा Nilgonda
About Nilgonda
Nilgonda (Neuracanthus trinervius) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Nilgonda belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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