✿Acanthaceae · Strobilanthes
Strobilanthes decurrens
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strobilanthes decurrens
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Strobilanthes decurrens 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 decurrens itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Strobilanthes decurrens
Strobilanthes decurrens belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Strobilanthes decurrens belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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