Category: Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes maculata (Wall. ex Nees) Nees in DC., Prodr. 11: 190 1847.  (syn: Ruellia maculata Wall. ex Nees in Wall.; Sympagis maculata (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek.); Common name: Spotted Strobilanthes   MS Sept. 2016/09 Strobilanthes sp, for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Place : Sairep, MizoramAltitude : ca,a,1,500 m.Date : 21/09/2016Habit : […]

Strobilanthes consanguinea (Nees) T. Anders., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 226 1860. (syn: Endopogon amomum Nees; Endopogon consanguineus Nees; Endopogon hypoleucus Nees; Justicia sesamoides Herb. Madr. ex Wall.; Justicia venosa Wight ex Nees; Phlebophyllum spicatum (Roth) Bremek.; Phlebophyllum spicatum var. amomum (Nees) Bremek.; Phlebophyllum spicatum var. hypoleucum (Nees) Bremek.; Ruellia sesamoides Wall.; Ruellia spicata Roth; Strobilanthes consanguinea var. […]

Strobilanthes lamiifolia (Nees) T. Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 476 1867. (Syn: Goldfussia lamiifolia Nees (unresolved); Goldfussia rotundifolia (D. Don) Bremek.; Ruellia rotundifolia D. Don; Strobilanthes austinii C.B. Clarke ex W.W. Sm.; Strobilanthes feddei H. Lév.; Strobilanthes hancockii C.B. Clarke ex W.W. Sm.; Strobilanthes mahongensis H. Lév.); Bhutan, China, India, Nepal as per Flora of […]

Strobilanthes helicta T. Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 479 1867. (syn: Pteracanthus calycinus (Nees) Bremek.); . Monocarpic undershrub, 0.5-1m. Stems erect, usually glabrous, sometimes pubescent above. Leaves nearly equal, elliptic, 5-12 x 1-6cm, acuminate at both ends, serrate, dark green above, pale beneath, veins very prominent, glabrous except on margins near base; petioles 0.2-5cm, […]

Strobilanthes penstemonoides (Nees) T. Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 477, 1867 (syn: Goldfussia flexuosa Nees; Goldfussia pentastemonoides Nees; Ruellia capitata Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don); . As per efi thread: Note anisophyllous plant, glabrous unequal leaves; flowers capitellate, corolla glabrous, curved, bracteoles scarious, caduceus. . As per efi thread: The leaves are glabrous in var. […]

Strobilanthes neoasper Venu & P.Daniel (syn: Nilgirianthus asper Santapau ; Strobilanthes asper Wight ; Strobilanthes aspera Wight ; Xanthostachya aspera (Decne.) Bremek.) as per Catalogue of Life; Strobilanthes neoaspera Venu & P.Daniel, Strobilanthes Penins. India 154 2007. as per The Plant List Ver.1.1; Images by Subhanjan Kayet (Identified by KM Prabhukaumar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   whitish flower […]

Strobilanthes homotropa Nees, Prodr. 11: 187 1847. (syn: Mackenziea homotropa (Nees) Bremek.; Strobilanthes sexennis Bedd.; Strobilanthes sexennis var. homotropa (Nees) J. R. I. Wood); . India (SW-Ghats (Karnataka, Kerala)) as per CoL; Large shrubs or small trees; young branches glandular-hairy. Leaves 15-25 x 4-10 cm, elliptic, acuminate at apex, attenuate and auricled at base; lateral nerves 5-6 […]

Strobilanthes wightiana Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 86 (1832) (syn: Nilgirianthus wightianus (Nees) Bremek.); . India (Orissa, SW Ghats (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)) as per Catalogue of Life; . Shrubs; branches hirtus. Leaves 7 x 4 cm, ovate, acuminate, serrate, densely hirtus; nerves 4 pairs; petiole 2-3 cm long. Spikes 1.5 x 2.5 cm, obconical; peduncle […]

Strobilanthes lanata Nees, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 191 (1847) (syn: Phlebophyllum lanatum (Nees) Bremek.; Strobilanthes gossypinus T. Anders.); . India (SW-Ghats) as per Catalogue of Life; . Erect shrubs, ca 1 m high; stems tetragonous, densely cottony-tomentose. Leaves opposite, ca 12 x 5 cm, broadly elliptic-ovate, acute or rounded at base, entire at margin, acute […]

Strobilanthes foliosa T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 467 1867. (syn: Endopogon capitatus Wight; Endopogon foliosus Wight; Nilgirianthus foliosus (Wight) Bremek. (Unresolved)); . T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 467 ; leaves ovate serrulate glabrous, heads sessile ovoid densely capitate. Goldfussia Leschenaultiana, Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. 172. Endopogon foliosus & capitatus, Wight Ic. tt. […]

Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 499 1891. (Syn: Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Bremek.; Dipteracanthus calycinus Champ.; Goldfussia cusia Nees; Ruellia indigofera Griff.; Ruellia indigotica Fortune; Strobilanthes balansae Lindau; Strobilanthes championii T.Anderson ex Benth.; Strobilanthes flaccidifolia Nees);   Images by Prashant Awale & M Sawmliana (Inserted by J.M.Garg)   Common name: Assam Indigo, Chinese Rain […]

Strobilanthes crossandra (Steud.) J. R. I. Wood, comb. nov. (Syn: Ruellia crossandra Steud., Ruellia diffusa Nees in Wallich, non Ruellia diffusa Vell., Hemigraphis crossandra (Steud.) Bremek., Ruellia crenata Benth. ex Hohen., Hemigraphis elegans var. crenata (Benth.) C. B. Clarke, in Hook. f., Hemigraphis crenata (Benth.) Bremek., Strobilanthes burmanica Kurz) as per New Names and Combinations […]

Strobilanthes cordifolia (Vahl) J. R. I. Wood, comb nov. (Basionym: Ruellia cordifolia Vahl, Stenosiphonium cordifolium (Vahl) Alston in H. Trimen, Stenosiphonium russellianum Nees in Wallich, Stenosiphonium subsericeum Nees in Wallich, Stenosiphonium russellianum var. subsericeum (Nees) T. Anderson, Stenosiphonium cordifolium var. subsericeum (Nees) L. H. Cramer in M. D. Dassanayake & W. D. Clayton, Stenosiphonium confertum […]

Strobilanthes angustifrons C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 4: 466 1884. (syn: Goldfussia acuminata Shakya; Goldfussia edgeworthiana Nees; Pteracanthus angustifrons (C.B.Clarke) Bremek. (Unresolved)); . Plants of Uttarakhand – NSD 1- Strobilanthes glutinosus for validation: 2 images. this plant is from Chamoli, Uttarakhand. Pic taken on 25/11/2022. I think this is Strobilanthes glutinosus but not very sure please validate. […]

Strobilanthes urens ?. Herb ID from Bangladesh SM055 : 12 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Habit: Herb Habitat ; Floodplain Location: Sundarbans Flowers look like Hemigraphis hirta, but the plant is not. Heads look like Hemigraphis dura, but leaves not; supposedly not to be found in that region. This might be Aechmanthera tomentosa Nees […]

Strobilanthes scrobiculata Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 4: 445 1884. (Syn: Supushpa scrobiculata (Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke) Suryan. (Unresolved));   Images by Adittya Dharap (Identified by Shrikant Ingalhalikar) & Shrikant Ingalhalikar (Inserted by J.M.Garg)     Dalz. ms. ; leaves elliptic acuminate at both ends nearly glabrous, spikes numerous subsessile along the naked branches, corolla 1 in. […]

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) . Strobilanthes ciliata Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 85. 1832 (Syn: Nilgirianthus ciliatus (Nees) Bremek.; Nilgirianthus warreensis (Dalzell) Bremek.; Strobilanthes parviflora Bedd.; Strobilanthes warreensis Dalzell) as per POWO; . SW-India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu) as per Catalogue of Life; . stroh-bil-AN-theez — cone flower … Dave’s Botanary sil-ee-ATE-us or sil-ee-AH-tus — […]

Strobilanthes hamiltoniana (Steud.) Bosser & Heine, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 10: 148 1988. (Syn: Diflugossa colorata (Nees) Bremek.; Diflugossa crinita (Nees) Bremek.;                Goldfussia colorata Nees; Goldfussia crinita Nees; Goldfussia tengyuehensis C. Y. Wu; Ruellia colorata Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Ruellia hamiltoniana Steud.; Strobilanthes colorata (Wall. ex Nees) T. Anders.; Strobilanthes colorata var. crinita […]

Strobilanthes penstemenoides (Nees) T. Anderson var. dalhousieana Kuntze;  Strobilanthes penstemenoides (Nees) T. Anderson var. dalhousieana Kuntze is same as Strobilanthes dalhousieanus (Nees) Clarke  As per efi thread: The leaves are glabrous in var. penstemonoides, not var. dalhousieana.    Common name: Dalhousie Blue Bells • Hindi: Machine mashian ;     Strobilanthes pentstemonoides var. dalhousieana (Nees) J.R.I. Wood […]

Strobilanthes barbata Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). iii. 85. (syn: Nilgirianthus barbatus (Nees) Bremek.; Ruellia barbata Wall. Cat. ex Nees; Ruellia ciliata Herb. Madr. ex Wall. (ambiguous synonym); Strobilanthes barbatus var. bonaccordensis E. S. S. Kumar & Raj Vikr.; Strobilanthes tetrapterus Dalz.) as per Catalogue of Life and efi thread; . SW-India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil […]