Rungia sisparensis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- November-December
How to identify Rungia sisparensis
Identify Rungia sisparensis 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 season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rungia sisparensis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rungia sisparensis
- Genus
- Rungia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rungia sisparensis 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 Rungia sisparensis itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rungia sisparensis
Rungia sisparensis is a shrub in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to December.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Rungia sisparensis belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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