Palani Coneflower
Strobilanthes pulneyensis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-November
How to identify Palani Coneflower
Identify Palani Coneflower 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: October-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Palani Coneflower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Strobilanthes pulneyensis
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- On hills above 1400 m, especially in ravines and also as an undergrowth in moist forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Palani 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 Palani Coneflower itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- സ്ട്രൊബൈലാന്തസ് പളനിയൻസിസ്
About Palani Coneflower
Palani Coneflower (Strobilanthes pulneyensis) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in on hills above 1400 m, especially in ravines and also as an undergrowth in moist forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to November.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Palani Coneflower belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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