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Strobilanthes integrifolius

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Strobilanthes integrifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Strobilanthes
Species:
S. integrifolius
Binomial name
Strobilanthes integrifolius
(Dalz.) Kuntze

Strobilanthes integrifolius is a species of plant belongs to the genus Strobilanthes of the family Acanthaceae. Commonly called the "Thottukurinji", found in the Western Ghats in South Indian regions like Kerala (Kannur and Kasaragod), Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka.[1] Especially the flower plant originally illustrated by Dalz., And was given the exact name of Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze the Strobilanthes integrifolius.[2]

Description

Strobilanthes integrifolius is much branched shrubs, to 2 m high; stems are terete and glabrous. Leaves are opposite. It bearing blue to light violet flowers. Inflorescence simple or compound spikes, interrupted, to 10 cm long, strong-smelling.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Strobilanthes integrifolius (Dalz.) Kuntze". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 12 January 2019. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) license.
  2. ^ "കാസര്‍കോട് ഗവ. കോളേജില്‍ പൂമാലക്കുറിഞ്ഞി പൂത്തു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 12 January 2019.