✿Acanthaceae · Nilgirianthus
Akra / Karun Kurinji
Nilgirianthus heyneanus
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nilgirianthus heyneanus
- Genus
- Nilgirianthus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Akra 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 Akra itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- अकरा Akra
- Tamil
- கருங் குரிஞ்ஜி Karun Kurinji
About Akra
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Karun Kurinji (Nilgirianthus heyneanus) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Akra belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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