Shimp Pittapapada / Blue-Throat Rungia
Rungia crenata
Also known as Toothed Rungia
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- March-May
How to identify Shimp Pittapapada
Identify Shimp Pittapapada 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: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Shimp Pittapapada.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rungia crenata
- Genus
- Rungia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shimp Pittapapada 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 Shimp Pittapapada itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Konkani
- पितपापड Pitpapad
- Marathi
- शिंप पित्तपापडा Shimp Pittapapada
About Shimp Pittapapada
Blue-Throat Rungia (Rungia crenata) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It is native to India. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Shimp Pittapapada belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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