Gurgi / Entire-Leaf Coneflower
Strobilanthes integrifolia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- December-March
How to identify Gurgi
Identify Gurgi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gurgi.
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.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Gurgi belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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