Category: Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes pubiflora J. R. I. Wood, Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 254 (1994); . E. Himalaya to Assam: Assam, East Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Hairy-Tube Coneflower . Undershrub 0.5-1m. Stems decumbent or ascending, glabrous. Leaves unequal, broadly elliptic, 6-20 x 2-7cm, shortly acuminate, base attenuate, serrate, glabrous, green above, paler beneath; petioles 0.3-2cm. Flowers […]

Strobilanthes simonsii T. Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 474 (1867); . Bhutan to SE. Tibet and Assam: Assam, East Himalaya, Tibet as per POWO; . Common name: White East-Himalayan Coneflower . Similar in general habit to S. echinata. Stems pilose. Leaves elliptic, falcate, not more than 9 x3cm, pubescent on both surfaces but with veins […]

Strobilanthes saccata J. R. I. Wood, Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 256 (1994) (syn: Ruellia argentea Wall., Strobilanthes sabineana var. argentea Nees); . Nepal as per POWO; .   Strobilanthes saccata J.R.I.Wood: 7 very high res. images. Location: Godam, Chandragiri, Lalitpur Date: 16 September 2022 Altitude: 1768m. Habitat : Wild Image quality not good ! Endemic to Nepal ! I agree that this […]

SK 3568 22 June 2022: 6 very high res. images. Location: Harthok, Palpa  Altitude: 1460m. Date: 31 August 2021  Habit : Wild Acanthaceae Appears Acanthaceae member. Looks like Andrographis but did not find an exact match. Only one sp. Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees is listed for Nepal. I think it may be Echinacanthus attenuatus as per POWO specimen and GBIF specimens- one and two Pl. check. My best […]

ANDEC57 Which Strobilanthes sp.? : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) Trekking route to Mussoorie November 2014 Strobilanthus dalhousianus I hope Please confirm if the right spelling is Strobilanthes dalhousieanus. Current name is Strobilanthes penstemonoides (to see pl. click) Can it be Strobilanthes penstemonoides var. penstemonoides as the leaves appears to be glabrous ? This […]

Strobilanthes reptans (G. Forst.) Moylan ex Y. F. Deng & J. R. I. Wood, Fl. China 19: 390–391 2011. (syn: Hemigraphis acaulis Bremek.; Hemigraphis batantensis Bremek.; Hemigraphis cardiophylla Quisumb.; Hemigraphis chamaedrys Bremek.; Hemigraphis diffusa Bremek.; Hemigraphis keiensis Bremek.; Hemigraphis lamiifolia Bremek.; Hemigraphis lanaensis Bremek.; Hemigraphis nemorosa (Zoll. & Moritzi) Boerl.; Hemigraphis oblongifolia Merr.; Hemigraphis pacifica Hosok.; Hemigraphis parabolica (Nees) Fern.-Vill.; Hemigraphis parvifolia Bremek.; Hemigraphis physalifolia Bremek.; Hemigraphis polillensis Bremek.; Hemigraphis […]

ID 030821: 1 image. Please identify this armed under shrub from a sacred grove of Kannur Kerala 12/8/21 Any other photo(s) showing clearly the flower and foliage ? Stenosiphonium Pl. show the calyx. Somewhat close to Strobilanthes cordifolia But require detailed images and calyx, for proper id.

Strobilanthes campanulata Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1562 1850. (syn: Nilgirianthus campanulatus (Wight) Bremek.; Strobilanthes heyneana var. campanulata (Wight) C. B. Clarke); . Karnataka as per Flora of peninsular India; . Pink flower,small shrub: 6 images. This is from Wayanad I have no idea. Please identify Strobilanthes dupeni Bedd. ex C. B. Clarke  ?? Which month and […]

Strobilanthes violifolia T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 485 1867. (syn: Clarkeasia parviflora (T.Anderson) J.R.I.Wood; Clarkeasia parviflora var. albescens J.R.I.Wood; Echinacanthus andersonii C.B.Clarke; Echinacanthus longistylus C.B.Clarke; Echinacanthus parviflorus T.Anderson; Echinacanthus pumilio C.B.Clarke; Echinacanthus siamensis Imlay; Pteracanthus violifolius (T.Anderson) Bremek.); . Himalaya to India (NE. West Bengal) and Thailand: Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Plants for ID… : 5 […]

Strobilanthes tubiflos (C. B. Cl.) J. R. I. Wood, Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 264 1994. (syn: Strobilanthes petiolaris var. tubiflos C. B. Cl.); . India (E-Himalaya (Arunachal Pradesh)) as per CoL; . SE. Tibet as per POWO; . Inclusion of Strobilanthes tubiflos in FOI: 3 images. Here attached Strobilanthes tubiflos for inclusion in eFI     . References: […]

Strobilanthes aurita J. R. I. Wood, Kew Bull. 50: 12 1995. (syn: Mackenziea caudata T. P. Ramamoorthy); SW-India (Kerala, Karnataka) as per Catalogue of Life; . Subshrubs; branches terete, glabrous. Leaves 8-12 x 2-3 cm, elliptic, caudate acuminate, glabrous, entire; nerves 8 pairs. Spikes 1.5 x 2 cm axillary, solitary or 2-3 together, peduncled; peduncle 3 […]

Strobilanthes twangensis J.R.I.Wood & D.Borah, Kew Bulletin 74(3), September 2019;   Strobilanthes twangensis : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2)- 3 & 4 mb.  Strobilanthes twangensis (5).jpg Strobilanthes twangensis (4).JPG Two 4 mb and 6 mb images at Submission of some new additions for inclusion in eFI References: Strobilanthes twangensis (Acanthaceae), a new species from the […]

Strobilanthes oligocephala T. Anderson ex C.B. Clarke (IPNI), Fl. Brit. India 4: 461 1884. (syn: Diflugossa paupera (C.B.Cl.) Bremek.; Goldfussia oligocephala (T.Anders. ex C.B.Cl.) Bremek.; Goldfussia oligocephala var. treutleri (C.B.Cl.) V.Singh & P.Singh; Goldfussia thomsoni Hook.; Strobilanthes oligocephala var. treutleri C.B.Clarke; Strobilanthes pauper C.B.Cl.); India (E-Himalaya, Darjeeling), Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; […]

Strobilanthes carnatica Carine, J.M.Alexander & Scotland; . India (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka) as per Catalogue of Life; . idwntification of strobilantes sp: 2 high res. images. Pl help me to identify the strobilanthes sp observed in Yelagiri Hills, at about 800 ft, MSL Could not find a match as per comparative images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/20/strobilanthes/ […]

Strobilanthes scabra Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 84 1832. (Syn: Hemigraphis aspera Boerl.; Ruellia aspera Nees; Ruellia crispa L. Herb. ex C. B. Cl.; Ruellia scabra Wall.; Ruellia scabrida Wall.; Sericocalyx crispus (L.) Bremek.; Sericocalyx scaber (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek.; Strobilanthes asper (Nees) Decne.) as per efi thread; India (N- to NE-India), Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, […]

Strobilanthes bheriensis (Shakya) J. R. I. Wood, Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 218 1994. (syn: Didyplosandra bolumpattiana (Bedd.) Bremek.; Dossifluga bheriensis Shakya; Strobilanthes bolumpattianus Bedd.) ?; India (SW-Ghats (Tamil Nadu)), Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; References: Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  IPNI  GBIF (High resolution specimens) POWO Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  IBIS […]

Strobilanthes glutinosa Nees as per efi thread and IPNI; . Strobilanthes glutinosus Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 86 86 1832. (Syn: Pseudaechmanthera glutinosa (Nees) Bremek.; Ruellia glutinosa Wall.; Ruellia hirta D. Don; Ruellia jacquemontiana Nees) as per The Plant List Ver. 1.1 & Catalogue of Life; . Strobilanthes glutinosus, hopefully: I hope that this is […]

Strobilanthes lupulina ?; .   Another Karvi like in Matheran : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)- around 1300 kb each. Please help identify shrub in attached pictures. The shrub along with few other species occupied both sides of small hill roads. Special thing to note that they were growing in very shady area. Leaves […]

Strobilanthes tetrasperma (Champ. ex Benth.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 649 1917. (syn: Acanthopale debilis (Hemsl.) C. B. Cl. ex S.Moore; Acanthopale radicans (T. Anderson ex Benth.) C.B. Clarke ex Benoist; Acanthopale tetrasperma (Champ.) Hand.-Mazz.; Championella debilis (Hemsl.) Bremek.; Championella tetrasperma (Champ. ex Benth.) Bremek.; Ruellia tetrasperma Champ. ex Benth.; Strobilanthes […]

Strobilanthes cruciata (Bremek.) Terao, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 31: 59 1980. (syn: Strobilanthes nagaensis (Bremek.) W.J.Kress & DeFilipps; Tetragoga cruciata Bremek.; Tetragoga nagaensis Bremek.); . India (NE-India), Sumatra, China (Yunnan), Myanmar [Burma] as per Catalogue of Life; . MS Sept, 2018/21 Strobilanthes sp. for ID : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Location : Reiek-tlang, Mizoram […]