Wadi Karvi / Lesser Kurinji
Strobilanthes ciliatus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- December-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strobilanthes ciliatus
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Along stream banks in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa
- 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 Wadi Karvi 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 Wadi Karvi itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- சின்னக்குறிஞ்சி Cinna-K-Kurinci
- Kannada
- ಕರಿಗೆಂಟಿಗೆ Karigentige
- Malayalam
- ചിന്നക്കുറിഞ്ഞി Chinnakkurinji, കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി Karinkurinji, ചിന്നക്കുറിഞ്ഞി
- Marathi
- वाडी कारवी Wadi Karvi
About Wadi Karvi
Lesser Kurinji (Strobilanthes ciliatus) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in along stream banks in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Wadi Karvi belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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