Ulat Kanghi / Comb Rungia
Rungia pectinata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- November-May
How to identify Ulat Kanghi
Identify Ulat Kanghi 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: November-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ulat Kanghi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rungia pectinata
- Genus
- Rungia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- As an undergrowth in forests, waste places, semi-Evergreen forests and road sides
- Distribution
- Myanmar, China, Sri Lanka, Java, Malaysia, Philippines, India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-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 Ulat Kanghi 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 Ulat Kanghi itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- उलट कंघी Ulat Kanghi
- Nepali
- बिसाउने झार Bisaaune Jhaar, उकुची झार Ukuchee Jhaar
- Bengali
- ধুপঝোড়া Dhupjhora
- Tamil
- புண்ணாக்குப்பூண்டு Punnakku-P-Puntu, தவசுமுருங்கை Tavashu-Murunghie
- Marathi
- सूत Sut
About Ulat Kanghi
Comb Rungia (Rungia pectinata) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal and 14 other states. It grows in as an undergrowth in forests, waste places, semi-Evergreen forests and road sides. Flowering and fruiting run from November to May.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Ulat Kanghi belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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