Justicia concinna J. R. I. Wood (Replaced name: Rungia elegans Dalzell in Dalzell & Gibson, Bombay Fl. 196. 1861, non Justicia elegans P. Beauv.) as per New Names and Combinations in Indian Acanthaceae by John R. I. Wood- Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 23(3):385-395. 2014; . Rungia elegans Dalzell & A.Gibson, Bombay Fl. 196 1861. (Syn: Diapedium elegans (Dalzell & Gibbs) Kuntze) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 ; . India (N-, W- & peninsular India) as per Catalogue of Life; . RUN-jee-uh — named for Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German professor … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia ELL-eh-ganz — elegant … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: elegant rungia • Kannada: ಕೊಡ ಗಸಾಲೆ koda gasaale • Marathi: मोहक पित्तपापडा mohak pittapapada Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/05/rungia-elegans-dalzell-agibson.html . Giving details of Flora of British India, from IBIS Flora links (Rungia elegans Dalzell & A.Gibson):
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Rungia elegans :: Bhimashankar WLS :: DVMAR103/114 : 5 posts by 3 authors. 3 images. indeed elegant and elegantly shown/photographed
30 cm herb, leaves sessile ovate lanceolate- acuminate, puberulous on the upper surface pale beneath, flowers large for genus, in sessile terminal spike, 1 inch long, bracts broad with white margins Flowering in august -september Nashik Ramshej Hills, Mahrashtra 2015
id: Could this be a species of Rungia?? This is definately Rungia species. the upper lip is two lobed. Check Fl of Maharashtra –Almeida Sir (in his flora the species are differentiated on the basis of the bracts margin and lobation of upper lip) (i dont have the flora for the reference). I guess Rungia elegans I think this is Justicia concinna as per images and details herein. I too agree with your thinking. Leaf is remarkable !!! Thanks, …, Only issue is that leaves are a bit different from some of the posts at Justicia concinna But there are quite a lot of variation in the leaves of Rungia species. I think leaf is representative of species, also, plant is young and in an older plant leaf character will change, so with change in climate. I have the feeling that the following may also be Justicia repens, basing on this post and other tow posts (Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Rungia elegans :: Bhimashankar WLS :: DVMAR103/114 and Rungia elegans) : Rungia pectinata syn. Rungia parviflora ? – indiantreepix | Google Groups efi thread this has a nice spike, tall wide, colorful… J. concinna.
Plant 17 last of this lot from Sahyadri: – Its Rungia sp. The bracts seen in picture are very typical of the genus I think this should not be Justicia repens with bracts appearing to be dimorphic and not appearing to be uniform. Then what ? Justicia concinna ? Thanks, …. Yes, similar to … images at Justicia concinna Hyaline part of bracts are so rainbow-colored !!
Acanthaceae Fortnight::Rungia repens::NSJ-MAR-33 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) I think more close to Justicia pectinata rather than Justicia repens as per images and details herein. I think this is Justicia concinna as per images and details herein.
Rungia pectinata syn. Rungia parviflora ? – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 1 post by 1 author. On 8/11/08 in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, AP. I hope my Id is correct. Links for Rungia pectinata: http://www.plant.ac.cn/dan_tu/6/5501.htm (a drawing), http://flickr.com/photos/91314344@N00/2121867555 (pictures), http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?423518 I think this is Justicia concinna as per images and details herein. Bracts do show hint of color
Looking for ID of Rungia sp. from Morena, M.P 12 November 19. Rungia repens ?? Yes sir, Rungia repens for me too, but in FOI name has been given to a species not appearing to be Rungia. The species posted here is no longer seen in FOI. This species is very common in Surat. I sure wd. like the confusion to be cleared . Justicia repens L. is new name?? I think more close to Justicia pectinata rather than Justicia repens as per images and details herein. I think this is Justicia concinna as per images and details herein. Yes sir , …!!! Thanks, … Also factor in colour of the flowers.
Wild Plant for ID : Nasik : 04OCT21 : AK – 009: 4 images. Wild plant seen in Nasik last month (4.10.21). Seems to be Justicia Species. Justicia concinna J.R.I.Wood ?? Yes, appears close to images at Justicia concinna .
Location : Ranakandorna, Porbandar, Gujarat Date : 08-10-2021 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Justicia concinna J.R.I.Wood . Names of Plants in India :: Rungia elegans Dalzell & A.Gibson: 1 image. RUN-jee-uh — named for Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German professor … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia ELL-eh-ganz — elegant … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: elegant rungia • Kannada: ಕೊಡ ಗಸಾಲೆ koda gasaale • Marathi: मोहक पित्तपापडा mohak pittapapada botanical names: Rungia elegans Dalzell & A.Gibson … homotypic synonyms: Diapedium elegans (Dalzell & A.Gibson) Kuntze • Justicia concinna J.R.I.Wood … POWO, retrieved 05 May 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India elegant rungia
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಕೊಡ ಗಸಾಲೆ koda gasaale
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka मोहक पित्तपापडा mohak pittapapada
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ ¿ Goa ?, Karnataka, Maharashtra; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 22:03 05-05-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:21 06-05-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/05/rungia-elegans-dalzell-agibson.html
. References: New Names and Combinations in Indian Acanthaceae by John R. I. Wood- Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 23(3):385-395. 2014 Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 |
Justicia concinna
Updated on May 12, 2025