Chipta Tarai Saak / Sticky Staurogyne
Staurogyne glauca
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Chipta Tarai Saak
Identify Chipta Tarai Saak 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: Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chipta Tarai Saak.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Staurogyne glauca
- Genus
- Staurogyne
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and also in waste places
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chipta Tarai Saak itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chipta Tarai Saak itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चिपटा तराई साक Chipta Tarai Saak
- Kannada
- ಅಂಟು ಜವುಗುಗಿಡ Antu Javugugida
- Marathi
- चिकट मत्स्याक्षी Chikat Matsyakshi
- Telugu
- బురద గొబ్బి Burada Gobbi
About Chipta Tarai Saak
Sticky Staurogyne (Staurogyne glauca) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in moist deciduous forests and also in waste places. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Chipta Tarai Saak belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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