Category: Acanthaceae

Odontonema callistachyum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze (Images by Muthu Karthick (Identified by Ajinkya Gadave) & P. Santhan (Inserted by J.M.Garg))   Odontonema tubaeforme (Bertol.) Kuntze (Images by Alka Khare & R. Thilakan Makkiseril (Identified by P. Santhan) (Inserted by J.M.Garg))   . Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 30.3.14: Botanical name Family Common […]

Aphelandra scabra (Vahl) Sm. (Images by Aarti S. Khale , Identified by Tanay Bose, Validated by Ushadi (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Aphelandra sinclairiana Nees ex Benth. (Images by Aarti S. Khale (1,3), Siva (4) & Santhosh kumar (2) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Aphelandra squarrosa Nees   ‎Aphelandra species in India: A. arborea (Mill.) M.R.Almeida [=A. tetragona (Vahl) Nees] (Cultivated)A. pulcherrima (Jacq.) […]

Ruttya fruticosa Lindau (Cultivated) (Images by Alka Khare (Validated by Aarti S. Khale) (Inserted by J.M.Garg))

As per efi thread : Thunbergia grandiflora                                    Thunbergia laurifolia Leaves ovate, to 20 cm long, angular toothed.   Leaves ovate-lanceolate, to 12 cm long Leaf base cordate                                                      Leaf based narrowed pedicel 4-5 cm […]

Ruellia beddomei C. B. Cl. (India (C- to E- & S-India, Upper Gangetic Plains), Nepal as per CoL)       Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C. Ezcurra (Introduced)       Ruellia chartacea (T. Anders.) D.C. Wassh. Ruellia elegans Poir. (Cultivated)  Ruellia inundata Kunth (Cultivated) ? Ruellia longepetiolata (Oerst.) Hemsl. Ruellia makoyana Closon (Cultivated)  Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A. Gray) Urb. (Cultivated)  Ruellia patula Jacq.  Ruellia […]

  Rhinacanthus calcaratus Nees (Images by Sourav Mahmud (Identified by Surajit Koley) (Inserted by J.M.Garg))   Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz (Images by tspkumar) Rhinacanthus species ?- Suttagati, Karnataka (Images by Dinesh Valke & Prashant Awale (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) FLOWERING PLANTS OF INDIA, DICOTYLEDONS, Vol-I (Acanthaceae-Avicenniaceae) authored by S. Karthikeyan, M. Sanjappa and S. Moorthy and published by BSI, Kolkata […]

Pseuderanthemum arunachalense D. Borah, R.Kr.Singh and M. Taram Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Pseuderanthemum crenulatum (Wallich ex Lindley) Radl­kofer (Images by Aarti Khale (Identified by Nidhan Singh & Tanay Bose), Siva (Identified by Aarti Khale) & Alka Khare (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Pseuderanthemum latifolium (Vahl) B. Hansen (Images by Anurag N Sharma & Dinesh […]

Phlogacanthus curviflorus (Wall.) Nees (Images by Prashant Awale, (Identified by Ritesh Kumar Choudhary & Tanay Bose) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Phlogacanthus jenkinsii C. B. Cl. (Assam to Myanmar: Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar as per POWO) Phlogacanthus pubinervius T. Anderson Phlogacanthus quadrangularis (Hook.) Heine Images by M. Sawmliana (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For ore images & complete details, click on the links) Phlogacanthus […]

Phaulopsis dorsiflora (Retzius) Santapau (Images by Surajit Koley (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Floristic Diversity of Assam: Study of Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary By Bora, Yogendra Kumar (2003)- Details- Phaulopsis dorsiflora (Retzius) Santapau (syn: Micranthus oppositifolius J.C. Wendl.; Phaulopsis parviflora Willd.; Ruellia dorsiflora Retz.etc. among others) Plant Wealth of the Lower Ganga Delta: An Eco-taxonomical Approach, Volume 2 By Kumudranjan […]

  Petalidium barlerioides (Roth) Nees (Images by Prashant Awale, Dinesh Valke & Prasad Dash (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) ‎Petalidium page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Petalidium page with images of species in efloraofindia (done by ). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can […]

Strobilanthes adnata C.B.Clarke Strobilanthes affinis (Griff.) Terao ex J.R.I. Wood & J.R. Benn. Strobilanthes alternata (Burm. f.) E. Moylan ex J. R. I. Wood, comb nov. (Images by Surajit Koley & Anurag N. Sharma (Identified by Vijayasankar Raman) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Strobilanthes andamanensis Bor Images by Mohina Macker, Identified by E.S. Santhosh Kumar (Inserted by […]

Neuracanthus sphaerostachys Dalzell (Images by Alka Khare & Dinesh Valke (Inserted by J.M.Garg))   Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood (Images by Mohina Macker, Dinesh Valke & Prashant Awale (Inserted by J.M.Garg))   Neuracanthus species ?- Assam   . ‎Neuracanthus page with images of species in efloraofindia : 2 posts by 2 authors. Pl. go through ‎Neuracanthus page […]

  Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (Images by Surajit Koley, Validated by DS Rawat & Prasad Dash (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) ‎Nelsonia page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Nelsonia page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. […]

Lepidagathis cristata Willd. (Image by P. Santhan, Satish Phadke (Validated by Satish Pardeshi) & Narendra Joshi (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees (Image by G. Singh & Anurag N. Sharma (Indentified/ Validated by Samir Mehta & J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Lepidagathis dalzelliana S. More, Mane, M.Sawant & H. S. Bhosale   Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees (Image […]

Justicia adhatoda L. (Images by Bhagyashri Ranade & Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade & J.M.Garg)) Justicia aurea Schltdl. (Images by Raghu Ananth & Aarti Khale (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Justicia betonica L. (Images by Dinesh Valke & Muthu Karthick (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Justicia brandegeeana Wassh. & L.B.Sm. (Images by Nidhan Singh & Alka Khare (Validated by Surajit Koley […]

  Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker (Images by Bhagyashri Ranade & Dinesh Valke (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade & J.M.Garg))   Hypoestes triflora (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. (Images by Prashant Awale, Identified by Surajit Koley (Inserted by J.M.Garg))     Hypoestes Sol. ex R.Br. species in India: Hypoestes andamanensis Thoth.Hypoestes lanata DalzellHypoestes phyllostachya BakerHypoestes thothathrii Vasudeva Rao & Chakrab.Hypoestes triflora (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. ReferencesKarthikeyan, S., […]

Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine (Images by Nidhan Singh &  Geeta Arun (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Hygrophila balsamica Raf. (Images by S. Kasim (Identified S. Koley & A. Sinha & Vijayasankar Raman) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Hygrophila difformis (L. f.) Blume  Hygrophila heinei Sreem. (Images by Muthu Karthick, N, Identified by R. Kottaimuthu (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Hygrophila phlomoides Nees (Images by Karuna […]

As per efi thread: H. verticillatus has cladodes 2.5cm or longer, stiff, very sharp pointed bifid or rarely trifid …accidental prick is very painful, stinging. Plant about a meter tall or less, stout. Flowers light to deep shade of violet. In H. tentaculatus cladodes are up to 1.5cm, soft, hairy, tip inconspicuously bifid, non-prickly. Three varieties […]

Eranthemum capense L. (India (E- & peninsular India), Sri Lanka, Myanmar [Burma] (Magway) as per CoL) Eranthemum pubescens Roth (W. India as per POWO) (Images by Alka Khare (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Eranthemum pulchellum Andrews Images by Gurcharan Singh  Eranthemum purpurascens Wight ex Nees (Images by Gurcharan Singh & Dinesh Valke (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) Eranthemum roseum (Vahl) R.Br. (Images by […]

  Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau (Images by Nayan Singh, Gurcharan Singh & P. Santhan Identified by (Inserted by J.M.Garg))  ‎Elytraria page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Elytraria page with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. […]