✿Acanthaceae · Strobilanthes
Strobilanthes aurita
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- September-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strobilanthes aurita
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Strobilanthes aurita 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 Strobilanthes aurita itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Strobilanthes aurita
Strobilanthes aurita belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Strobilanthes aurita belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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