Bili Gorante / Malabar False Eranthemum
Pseuderanthemum malabaricum
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- November-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pseuderanthemum malabaricum
- Genus
- Pseuderanthemum
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bili Gorante 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 Bili Gorante itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- புள்ளி போட்ட பூச்செடி Pulli Potta Poochedi
- Telugu
- చుక్క మల్లె Chukka Malle
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿ ಗೋರಂಟೆ Bili Gorante
- Malayalam
- ചുട്ടിമുല്ല Chuttimulla
- Marathi
- ठिपके पाकळी Thipake Pakali
About Bili Gorante
Malabar False Eranthemum (Pseuderanthemum malabaricum) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from November to February.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Bili Gorante belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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