Strobilanthes heyneana

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;

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Peninsular India as per Catalogue of life;

Karun Kurinji • Marathi: अकरा Akra • Tamil: கருங் குரிஞ்ஜி Karun Kurinji;

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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.

(From India Biodiversity Portal

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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.

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Thanks for sharing this interesting plant!
Of course its not a meaningless post. But I am sure it is not a Polygonaceae member. The swollen node character can be seen in some other families too. Please wait for some more comments.

Seems some Acanthaceae member.

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Yes! Acanthaceae from me too.. probably some Strobilanthes!

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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

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Kindly upload with the reproductive characters only leaves are not sufficient for identification of any plant

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Agumbe :: Strobilanthes heyneanus FOR VALIDATION :: DVJAN39 : 6 posts by 2 authors. 3 images.
Agumbe … Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

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)

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It is matching with Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees

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Yes it is the same

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Acanthaceae fortnight ANMAR10/30 Strobilanthes heyneanus : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6)

Family: Acanthaceae
Date: December 2014
Place: Agumbe, Karnataka
Habit: Herb

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Superb pictures …

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Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees

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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

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Strobilanthes heyneanus :: Charmadi Ghat :: 12 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC22 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 2 images.

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Strobilanthes heyneana from Mullayayangiri Bababudangiri Road-GS13022022-1: 3 very high res. images.