Pale Deccan Coneflower
Stenosiphonium parviflorum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- December-May
How to identify Pale Deccan Coneflower
Identify Pale Deccan Coneflower 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: December-May.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pale Deccan Coneflower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stenosiphonium parviflorum
- Genus
- Stenosiphonium
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist forests and also thickets in shola forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-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 Pale Deccan Coneflower 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 Pale Deccan Coneflower itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pale Deccan Coneflower
Pale Deccan Coneflower (Stenosiphonium parviflorum) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It is native to India. It grows in moist forests and also thickets in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Pale Deccan Coneflower belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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