✿Acanthaceae · Strobilanthes
Leaf-Enclosed Coneflower
Strobilanthes foliosa
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- October-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strobilanthes foliosa
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-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 Leaf-Enclosed 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 Leaf-Enclosed Coneflower itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Leaf-Enclosed Coneflower
Leaf-Enclosed Coneflower (Strobilanthes foliosa) is a shrub in the Acanthaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Leaf-Enclosed Coneflower belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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