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Justicia glabra K.D.Koenig ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 132 1820. (Syn: Ecbolium abyssinicum Kuntze; Gendarussa abyssinica Hochst. ex Nees; Gendarussa dichotoma Hochst. ex Nees; Rhaphidospora abyssinica Nees (Unresolved); Rhaphidospora glabra (K.D.Koenig ex Roxb.) Nees) ;
Herbs. Leaves 7-10 x 4-6.5 cm, broadly ovate, apex acute, base rounded or cuneate, upper sessile; petiole 3 cm. Panicles axillary and terminal, to 15 cm long, glandular pubescent; bracts and bracteoles 1.5 mm, linear; calyx lobes 4 mm, lanceolate, puberulus; corolla tube to 4 mm, pubescent, bilabiate, upper 5 mm, lower 8 mm, white with reddish blotches; filaments 4 mm; ovary 1.5 mm, style 6 mm, hairy. Flowering and fruiting: December-February
Dry deciduous forests
India and Tropical Africa
(From India Biodiversity Portal (Justicia glabra Koen.ex Roxb.)
Pl. fidn the attached file contain photo for id. request.
Date: 22.12.2011
Location: NBNP, Anaikatti, Coimbatore Dist.,
Habitat: Wild
Habit: Herb.
Flowers looks like that of a species of Justicia Yes …, this is Justicia glabra.
Acanthaceae for ID :: MKOCT01 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4). Please help me in identifying this Acantahceae herb. Could this be a species of Andrographis?
The leaves are ternate; flowers: 0.5cm across
Habitat: forest edge
Place: Coimbatore Forest Division
Date: 01 Oct 2014
Alt.: 325 M ASL
Justicia glabra K.D.Koenig ex Roxb. It is Justicia glabra (Acanthaceae).
Peristrophe sp. for identification MKOCT02 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5).
Please help me to identify this Acanthaceae herb. Could this be a Peristrophe sp.?
Found commonly along wet shady riparian tract.
Height: 2-3 feet
Leaf: c.10 cm long
Place: Coimbatore Forest Division
Date: 01 Oct 2014
Alt.: 320 M ASL
It is again J. glabra. (Is it not?).
Compare your photographs with the earlier one.
It looks like justicia glabra only.
ANOCT04/04 Justicia glabra Koenig ex Roxb. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (7)
Family: Acanthaceae
Date: 25th October 2015 Place: Savandurga, Karnataka Habit: Tall herb Habitat: Scrub forest
Acanthaceae for ID :: Pollachi :: MK001 OCT2016 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (10)
Please help to identify this Acanthaceae herb; found ubiquitous in a suburban area. Is this a Peristrophe sp.?
Place: Pollachi, Coimbatore Dist., TN
Date: July 30, 2016
p.s.: sorry for my confusing numbering of posts & for poor quality pics; happened inadvertently
Pl. check with images at Justicia glabra K.D.Koenig ex Roxb. Yes, it is Justicia glabra Yes it is Justicia glabra having wide distribution in the Deccan region
References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 India Biodiversity Portal (Justicia glabra Koen.ex Roxb.) JSTOR plant Science (Description) African Plant Database (Justicia glabra Koen.ex Roxb.) Hand-book of Indian Flora: Being a Guide to All the Flowering …, Volume 2 East African PLANT DATABASE – Justicia glabra K.D.Koenig ex Roxb. Justicia glabra – CJB – African plants database – Detail Tropicos |
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