Category: Andrographis

Andrographis megamalayana Gnanasek., Karupp. & G. V. S. Murthy, Phytotaxa 244: 89 (2016); . India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala) as per CoL; . SW. India as per POWO; . 275 ID wild plant Andrographis: 15 images. Please ID wild plant, Location: near Ramakkalmedu, Kumily, Idukki Dist. Kerala Altitude: 3000fsl Flower date: 08.01.2022, 12.50pm Habitat: wild, moisture, sloppy, […]

Andrographis elongata (Vahl) T. Anders., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 502 1867. (syn: Cryptophragmium cordifolium Nees; Cryptophragmium elongatum Nees; Justicia clandestina Russell ex Wall.; Justicia cordifolia B.Heyne ex Wall.; Justicia elongata Vahl); . S. India as per POWO; . Common name: Long Raceme False-Waterwillow . Erect herbs up to 2 m long with divaricate branches; stem stout, tetragonous, pubescent. Leaves opposite, 1.5-3 […]

Andrographis beddomei C.B.Clarke (syn: Andrographis nallamalayana J.L.Ellis); India (Andhra Pradesh) as per POWO;   Andrographis nallamalayana : 12 posts by 5 authors. Family Acanthaceae collected from Kadapa dist. Andhra Pradesh  From Kadapa Andhrapradesh   Attachments (1)– 2 mb. Is it not A. beddomei …, any more information? flowers or fruits Andrographis nallamalayana synonym of A.beddomei it […]

Andrographis longipedunculata (Sreem) L.H.Cramer, Kew Bull. 51: 554 1996. (syn: Erianthera longipedunculata (Sreemadh.) M.R.Almeida; Indoneesiella longipedunculata (Sreemadh.) Sreemadh.; Neesiella longipedunculata Sreemadh.); India (peninsular India) as per Catalogue of Life;   Re: Shrub from Kavali Andhra Pradesh : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) This is from Kavali, Andhra Pradesh Please identify it Andrographis longipedunculata (Sreem) L.H.Cramer, […]

Andrographis gracilis Nees, Prodr. 11: 516 1847. (syn: Andrographis atropurpurea auct. Non (Dennst.) Alston (1977): Anil Kumar & al., Fl. Pathanamthitta: 374 (2005).; Andrographis wightiana auct. non Arn. Ex Nees (1847): M. Mohanan & A. N. Henry, Fl. Thiruvananthapuram: 343 (1994)); . Article in Japanese Journal of Botany : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments […]

Andrographis ovata (T.Anderson ex Bedd.) Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 2: 1100 1876. (syn: Gymnostachyum ovatum T.Anderson ex Bedd.); Images by A. Lalithamba (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Andrographis ovata – endemic to Eastern Ghats : 1 post by 1 author. Attaching the images of Andrographis ovata […]

Andrographis glandulosa Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 115 1832. (syn: Justicia glandulosa Wall.); Images by A. Lalithamba (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Andrographis glandulosa- endemic to Eastern Ghats : 1 post by 1 author. Attaching the images of Andrographis glandulosa endemic to Eastern Ghats. Plant name: Andrographis glandulosa […]

Andrographis rothii C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 4: 506 1884. (syn: Justicia glandulosa Roth); Images by Nasim Kasim (Inserted by J.M.Garg)  Identification of Andrographis sp. : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Pl help me to identify the Andrographis sp. Prostrate, much branching from the base of the stem, pubescent. Inflorescence axillary 2- 4 flowers. […]

    identification no070612sn1:   Kindly identify this plant. date:jan12 location:mulshi,pune habitat:wild plant habit:herb height:tiny Species of Andrographis of Acanthaceae family, I think.

Andrographis atropurpurea (Dennst.) Alston, Taxon 26: 539 1977. (Syn: Andrographis gracilis Nees; .; Justicia atropurpurea Dennst. (Unresolved)); . Suberect undershrubs; stems hairy. Leaves to 10 x 4 cm, ovate, acuminate, broadest at base, glabrous; nerves 4 or 5 pairs, subprominent; petiole 0-5 mm long. Panicle with long lax racemes, scabrid; bracts and bracteoles subulate. Flowers distant; […]

Andrographis producta (C.B.Clarke) Gamble, Fl. Madras 1049 1924. (Syn: Andrographis neesiana var. producta C.B.Clarke); . Erect subshrubs, 1.2-1.5 m high. Leaves opposite, 4-14 x 1.5-5 cm, elliptic, lanceolate, attenuate at base, acute at apex, glabrous; lateral nerves 4-10 pairs; petioles 3-6 mm long. Flowers in paniculate axillary or terminal racemes; peduncle trichotomously branched, peduncle with […]

Andrographis lineata Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 116 1832. ;   Images by Anurag N. Sharma, Identified by Gunadayalan Gnanasekaran (Inserted by J.M.Garg)      Andrographis lineata Wall ex Nees : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Andrographis lineata Wall ex Nees, Fam: Acanthaceae; Wild herb in the hill slope, slightly bitter medicinal herb, […]

Andrographis alata (Vahl) Nees, Prodr. 11: 516 1847. (syn: Justicia alata Vahl (Unresolved)); Images by P. Santhan (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   Malayalam Vallikiriyathu Slender subshrubs to 1 m. Leaves opposite, 7 x 3 cm, elliptic-obovate, gradually acute, puberulous above; petiole to 0.5 cm. Panicles axillary and terminal, to 10 cm; flowers ca. 1 cm apart, subsessile; […]

Andrographis serpyllifolia (Vahl) Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 2(3): 1, t. 517 1842. (syn: Andrographis humifusa Wall. ex Nees; Andrographis orbiculata Wall. ex Nees; Eranthemum serpyllifolium Willd. ex Schult.; Eriathera neesiana Wight & Arn. ex Nees; Eriathera serpyllifolia Nees; Justicia nummularifolia Wall. (Unresolved); Justicia serpyllifolia Rottler ex Vahl (Unresolved)); . Common name: Roundleaf Kariyat . Andrographis serphyllifolius […]

Andrographis neesiana Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1561 1850. ; Images by Santhan P. (Inserted by J.M.Garg)     Herbs, branches strigose. Leaves 2-4 x 2 cm, ovate-elliptic, acute at both ends, glabrous, ciliate, nearly sessile; nerves 5 pairs. Panicle 2-5 x 4 cm, congested, terminal, strigose. Flowers densely arranged; calyx lobes 6 mm […]

Andrographis lawsonii Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 375 1923. ;   Images by Muthu Karthick, N, Ialidated by Gunadayalan Gnanasekaran & P. Santhan (Inserted by J.M.Garg)        Nilgiris: Acanthaceae for identification 191112MK02: Please help me to identify this small herb found in the grasslands of high altitudes. Plant height: up to 20 […]

Andrographis macrobotrys Nees, Prodr. 11: 516 1847. (Syn: Andrographis ceylanica Nees; Andrographis macrobotrys var. ceylanica (Nees) L.H.Cramer; Andrographis macrobotrys var. parviflora C.B.Clarke; Andrographis wightiana T.Anderson); . Acanthaceae herb for identification 300812MK01: Please help me to identify this slender Acanthaceae plant found near roadside in evergreen forest. Height: 3 feet Leaf: 10cm long Flower: 1.5cm long […]

Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 116 1832. (Syn. Andrographis paniculata var. glandulosa Trimen; Justicia latebrosa Russell ex Wall. (unresolved)); . an-droh-GRAF-iss — Greek: andros (male) and graphis (brush, pencil) – refers to filaments … Dave’s Botanarypan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh or pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tuh — referring to the flower clusters (panicles) … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: creat, green chiretta, Indian echinacea, king of bitters • Assamese: কালমেঘ kalmegh, মহাতিতা […]

Andrographis echioides (L.f.) Nees,  Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 117 1832 (syn. Eriatheralobelioides Nees; Indoneesiella echioides ( L. ) Sreemadh.); . False Waterwillow • Gujarati: Kalukariyatun • Malayalam: Pitumba • Marathi: Ranchimani • Oriya: lavalata • Tamil: Gopuram tangi; . Indoneesiella echioides from Morni Hills Haryana: Here is another plant from Morni Hills of Haryana Siwaliks. […]