✿Acanthaceae · Strobilanthes
Gurgi / Entire-Leaf Coneflower
Strobilanthes integrifolia
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- December-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strobilanthes integrifolia
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-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 Gurgi 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 Gurgi itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಗುರ್ಗಿ Gurgi, ಗುರಿಕೆ Gurike, ಕೂರಿಗೆ Koorige
- Malayalam
- പൂമാലക്കുറിഞ്ഞി Poomaalakkurinji, തൊട്ട്കുറിഞ്ഞി Thottukurinji, പൂമാലക്കുറിഞ്ഞി
About Gurgi
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Entire-Leaf Coneflower (Strobilanthes integrifolia) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Gurgi belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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