Snake Jasmine
Rhinacanthus nasutus
Also known as Dainty Spurs
About Snake Jasmine
Rhinacanthus nasutus, commonly known as snake jasmine, is a plant native to tropical Asia – India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, and the Philippines. It is a slender, erect, branched, somewhat hairy shrub 1–2 m in height. The leaves are oblong, 4–10 cm in length, and narrowed and pointed at both ends. The inflorescence is a spreading, leafy, hairy panicle with the flowers usually in clusters. The calyx is green, hairy, and about 5 mm long. The corolla-tube is greenish, slender, cylindric, and about 2 cm long.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhinacanthus nasutus
- Genus
- Rhinacanthus
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Shaded palces in dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Java, Madagascar
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कबूतर का फुल Kabutar Ka Phul, पालक जूही Palak-Juhi, ऊथिपर्णी Uthiparni
- Bengali
- জুই পানা Jui-Pana, পলক জুই Palak-Jui
- Tamil
- கலிகை Kalikai, நாகமல்லி Nagamalli, உரகமல்லி Uragamalli
- Telugu
- నాగమళ్లె Nagamalle
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡಪಟಿಕ Doddapatika, ನಾಗಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Nagamallige
- Malayalam
- നാഗമുല്ല Naagamulla, ഒറ്റക്കാൽമുടന്തി Ottakkaalmudanthi, പുഴുക്കൊല്ലി Puzhukkolli
- Marathi
- गजकर्णी Gajkarni, नागमल्ली Nagamalli
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Snake Jasmine belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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