Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 1: 304 1897. (syn. Elytraria crenata Vahl; Elytraria indica Pers.); . Asian Scalystem • Hindi: पत्थरचट्टा Patharchatta • Tamil: Pumikatampam • Telugu: Yeddadugu; / Stemless perennial herb with 1-several unbranched flowering stems, up to c. 30 cm. Leaves in a basal rosette. Flowers in spikes held in tight apiculate, overlapping bracts. Bracts and flowering stem bluish green. Corolla white, lower lip and lateral lobes spreading, 2-lobed. .
Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author.
Elytraria acaulis from Delhi : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau from Ridge Forest Delhi Growing under forest shade Stemless perennial herb with 1-several unbranched flowering stems, up to c. 30 cm. Leaves in a basal rosette. Flowers in spikes held in tight apiculate, overlapping bracts. Bracts and flowering stem bluish green. Corolla white, lower lip and lateral lobes spreading, 2-lobed. i have observed this plant in Melghat forest, Amravati too.
ID(dkb-18) : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors. Name of species- ID(dkb-18) Photo taken on- 9.10.2009 It is a seasonal. At- Viratnagar(Jaipur) Elytraria acaulis (Acanthaceae). Yes you are right
Elytraria acaulis from Sariska Tiger Reserve – NSD 33 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Yes, This is a same. . Acanthaceae Fortnight: Elytraria acaulis from Delhi-GSMAR14/15 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau Stemless perennial herb with 1-several unbranched flowering stems, up to c. 30 cm. Leaves in a basal rosette. Flowers in spikes held in tight apiculate, overlapping bracts. Bracts and flowering stem bluish green. Corolla white, lower lip and lateral lobes spreading, 2-lobed. Photographed from Ridge, Delhi under forest shade no pictures Thought of sharing this tiny herb shot from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana in July 2015. Not a common one in my state, in fact, I could not see it anywhere else till now. …, I hope you will be able to tell its distribtional status in Delhi, what I have observed leads me to think that this herb is not a successful invader of new localities. Elytraria acaulis… Acanthaceae …, it grows in Ridge forest in Delhi, mostly under shade, though not very common.
    5 November 19 Agra, U.P Elytraria acaulis yes. medicinal I think
SD016 plant ID : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly assist with plant ID. Found In Delhi, elevation 250m Perhaps Elytraria acaulis. Yes, it’s Elytraria, I too agree with …, Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb Height/Length- 40cm the leaves look like primel, but not sure. it resembles to Elytraria acaulis . 618 ID wild plant: 8 high res. images. I think this is Yes, it is Elytraria acaulis dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant
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Elytraria acaulis
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