Nelsonia canescens

Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 42 1824. (Syn: Acanthodium spicatum Nees; Dianthera tomentosa Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke; Justicia bengalensis Spreng.; …; Justicia canescens Lam.; …; Justicia lamiifolia Roxb.; Justicia nummulariifolia Vahl; Justicia origanoides Vahl; Justicia pusilla Pohl ex Nees (Unresolved); Justicia tomentosa Roxb.; Justicia vestita Roem. & Schult.; Nelsonia albicans Kunth; Nelsonia brunelloides (Lam.) Kuntze; Nelsonia campestris R.Br.; Nelsonia campestris var. vestita (Roem. & Schult.) C.B. Clarke; Nelsonia canescens var. vestita (Roem. & Schult.) E. Hossain; Nelsonia hirsuta (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.; Nelsonia lamiifolia (Roxb.) Spreng.; Nelsonia origanoides (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.; Nelsonia pohlii Nees; Nelsonia rotundifolia R. Br.; Nelsonia senegalensis Oerst.; Nelsonia tomentosa A. Dietr.; Nelsonia villosa Oerst.; Origanum lanatum Bojer ex Nees; Rhaphidospora vestita G.Don (Unresolved); Ruellia eriostachya Bojer ex Nees (Unresolved); Zahlbrucknera repens Pohl ex Nees (Unresolved));
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nel-SOH-nee-uh — ?
kan-ESS-kens — grey hair, greyish

commonly known as: blue pussyleaf

Native to: tropical w Africa; naturalized elsewhere   

 

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Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad M.P.- 27-2-09;  February 12, 2010 at Karnala Bird Sanctuary; Nelsonia canescens ???? – NSD 78 – efloraofindia | Google Groups ID: DV-12FEB10-1455 – efloraofindia | Google Groups
 
 

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N.canescens (N.campestris)! The basal leaves are large and make a rosette which many a times dries out at the time of flowering.

Yes I also agreed with … ID. … this is Nelsonia canescens.

Thank you very much …

The problem i faced is that FoC informs N. canescens (Lam.) Spreng. has entire leaf margin, but my plant has both, entire and serrated, attaching two more pics.
However, The Plant List equates N. campestris R. Br. with N. canescens (Lam.) Spreng. – http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2380159.
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Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (?) from Assam : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8).  
Attached images may be Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. Please validate
Date :20.01.2014
Location: Assam
Family : Acanthaceae
Genus & species : Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng(?)
Habitat: Grows wild on open field
Habit : Herb, prostrate 

Yes it IS.

Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng.
Nice to see the distinct streaks of purple within the petal lobes, which is quite rare in the populations I have seen so far. 

 

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Fwd: [efloraofindia:212720] Acanthaceae ID from Bangladesh SM 190- 3 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)

Habitat Wild 

Nelsonia canescens from …

 

 

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Attached images are Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng from Assam. 

 

 

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Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng.
along Chorla Ghat on February 18, 2012  

amazing what and how you see, … your habitat pictures are most educational

love it

wish every body took habitat pictures

that’s one most important thing for a national database if its to be useful
(along with gps data, which should be kept secret in case of scarce // endangered flora)  
may be we should make a temporary lets say i month rule that no response to query if no habitat picture was included  
that will make a habit for the truly interested people…

 

 

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Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng.
at Karnala Bird Sanctuary on February 12, 2010

Elegant pics as always….refreshing !! 

 

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Please Identify : 11 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (1)

ID Please
Date 29-05-2016
Habitat: Open Forest
Elevation: 95 m
Maharajganj U.P.

Acanthaceae ?? 

Yes, Acanthaceae but I am unable to identify the species
Pl. check at 
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try Tetramerium of acanthaceae family 

very hairy acanthaceae, with even hairy leaves it seems from your picture.
my question to you AND PLEASE ANSWER fully to your ability 
how tall was this plant. haw many were there in the vicinity? is it wild or escaped from garden?
i have only seen one: Tetramerium nervosum at ucberkeley botanical garden. i dont have a pic handy but cal photo does
it resembles it but not quite 100% 
… any possibility of Nelsonia sp. ?
6-10 cm tall. there were 7 plant in the vicinity. It is wild.
ok. the one i saw was about a bit more than a 10 to 12 inches tall.
… good idea. i looked up on the net and our cases don’t match
in length od inflorescence and color of flowers and the leaves. i am stumped. what now? may be … would know? our Pitamah …? please help

No, no, … I am just putting forth my guess.
Thanks, …, for the id.
After perusing comparative images at Acanthaceae‎, I also feel this is close to images at Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng.

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