Strobilanthes heyneana Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 85 1832. (syn: Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek.; Nilgirianthus heyneanus var. fuscus (C. B. Clarke) Bremek; Nilgirianthus heyneanus var. neesii Bremek.; Nilgirianthus heyneanus var. viridis (C. B. Clarke) Bremek.; Strobilanthes asperrimus Nees; Strobilanthes heyneana var. fusca C. B. Clarke; Strobilanthes heyneana var. viridis C. B. Clarke; Strobilanthes purpureus Hook. ex Nees; Strobilanthes rogusus White; Strobilanthes tener Nees; Strobilanthes trifidus Wall. ex Nees) as per Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India, Catalogue of life and efi thread; . Peninsular India as per Catalogue of life; . stroh-bil-AN-theez — cone flower … Dave’s Botanary hey-nee-AH-na — named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist at Madras Presidency … Wikipedia . commonly known as: karun kurinji • Kannada: ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi • Konkani: कारव karaw • Malayalam: കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji • Marathi: अकरा akra, इटारी itari • Tamil: கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji . Shrubs, branches hirsute. Leaves 6-10 x 4-7 cm, broadly elliptic, apex bluntly acuminate, base attenuate, crenate, covered with bulbous based hairs, lateral nerves 8-9 pairs; petiole 3-4.5 cm long. Spikes 3-4 together, 2 x 1.5 cm, axillary, on trichotomous peduncles, ovoid; involucral bracts 8 x 6 mm, broadly ovate, obtuse; floral bracts 13 x 10 mm, ovate, concave, obtuse, glabrous; bracteoles absent. Flowers few to many; sepals 6 x 2.5 mm, oblong, emarginate, connate a little above the base; corolla blue, 25 mm long; tube stout, with a patch of hairs inside above the stamens; staminal filaments and sheath hairy; style bulged below the stigma, hairy. Capsule 9 x 4 mm, glabrous; seeds winged. Flowering and fruiting: October-December Margins of shola forests and grasslands India and Sri Lanka Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi) .
Polygonaceae Fortnight: for ID, Wayanad, Kerala; NAW-MAY02 : 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3). Going thru my pictures i thought that these might be a Polygonaceae species because of the character of the branch joints. Photographed at the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, in Jan 2014. The plant was small but i dont remember the dimensions. I hope this is not a meaningless post. Thanks for sharing this interesting plant! Seems some Acanthaceae member. Yes! Acanthaceae from me too.. probably some Strobilanthes! Its acanthaceae member.. It looks to me Strobilanthes heyneanus. but there is some similarity with S. ciliatus????? specimens have to be observed closely
Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek. SN Dec 22 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek, wild shrub from Siddapur area of Karnataka Kindly upload with the reproductive characters only leaves are not sufficient for identification of any plant
Agumbe :: Strobilanthes heyneanus FOR VALIDATION :: DVJAN39 : 6 posts by 2 authors. 3 images. Agumbe … Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka Date: 25 DEC 2014 … Altitude: about 700 m asl Please validate this Strobilanthes, whether S. heyneanus. Had seen similar plant at Kattalekan, Uttara Kannada. The plants were growing in damp soil. There was a stream about 100 ft away. Strobilanthes ¿ heyneanus ? … (family: Acanthaceae) It is matching with Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees Yes it is the same
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Strobilanthes heyneanus :: Agumbe & Kattalekan :: DVMAR106/117 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 7 images. at Agumbe on December 25, 2014 at Kattalekan on March 16, 2013 at Kattalekan on December 16, 2012
Acanthaceae fortnight ANMAR10/30 Strobilanthes heyneanus : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6) Family: Acanthaceae Superb pictures … Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees
Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Strobilanthes heyneanus :: North Karnataka :: PKA-MAR52/52: : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6) Seen this shrub (approx 2 to 3 m tall) at “Kattalekan” (North Karnataka). Bot. name: Strobilanthes heyneanus Family: Acanthaceae
Strobilanthes heyneanus :: Charmadi Ghat :: 12 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC22 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 2 images. Charmadi Ghat Karnataka Date: 12 NOV 2016 … Altitude: explored between: 873 – 976 m (2863 – 3201 ft) asl Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees … (family: Acanthaceae)
Nilgirianthus heyneanus in full bloom at kodachadri – efloraofindia | Google Groups . Strobilanthes heyneana from Mullayayangiri Bababudangiri Road-GS13022022-1: 3 very high res. images. Strobilanthes heyneana Nees Syn: Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek. Photographed from along Mullayayangiri Bababudangiri Road, 26-9-2015. .
Identify this plant. Kankumbi, Karnataka. 24/08/2024 Strobilanthes heyneana Nees , Names of Plants in India :: Strobilanthes heyneana Nees: 1 image. stroh-bil-AN-theez — cone flower … Dave’s Botanary hey-nee-AH-na — named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist at Madras Presidency … Wikipedia commonly known as: karun kurinji • Kannada: ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi • Konkani: कारव karaw • Malayalam: കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji • Marathi: अकरा akra, इटारी itari • Tamil: கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji botanical names: Strobilanthes heyneana Nees … homotypic synonyms: Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek. … and several heterotypic synonyms at POWO, retrieved 7 September 2025 NOTE: Strobilanthes heyneanus is an orthographic variant based on the original spelling from the works of botanist Nees von Esenbeck, but the feminine form of the specific epithet, heyneana, is now more commonly used for botanical correctness. 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 karun kurinji
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat कारव karaw
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka अकरा akra
इटारी itari
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ *Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Odisha, Tamil Nadu; not endemic to India; known to be distributed in Sri Lanka
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 19:07 07-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:50 08-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-heyneana-nees.html both Malayalam and English names are correct.
. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 (Unresolved) Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post India Biodiversity Portal Nilgirianthus heyneanus – Karun Kurinji Encyclopaedia of world medicinal plants, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah |
Strobilanthes heyneana
Updated on September 19, 2025