How to identify Nilgirianthus warrensis
Identify Nilgirianthus warrensis by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nilgirianthus warrensis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nilgirianthus warrensis
- Genus
- Nilgirianthus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgirianthus warrensis 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 Nilgirianthus warrensis itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Nilgirianthus warrensis
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Nilgirianthus warrensis is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka.

Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Nilgirianthus warrensis belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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