Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd. (syn: Mackenziea gracilis (Bedd.) Bremek.; Strobilanthes beddomei T. Anders.); . India (SW-Ghats (Kerala,Tamil Nadu)) as per Catalogue of Life; . stroh-bil-AN-theez — cone flower … Dave’s Botanary GRASS-il-is — graceful; slender … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: slender coneflower • Malayalam: മരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി marakurinji, തോക്കകുറിഞ്ഞി thokakurinji • Tamil: மரம்குறிஞ்சி maramkurunji Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-gracilis-bedd.html . Thick shrubs; stems obtusely quadrangular, glabrous. Leaves 12-15 x 4-6 cm, elliptic, decurrent and auricled at base, acuminate at apex, serrate; lateral nerves 6-7 pairs; petiole 3-5 cm long. Spikes panicled, terminal and upper axillary; bracts 7 x 2 mm, oblanceolate, glandular hairy. Flowers 1-3 in a spike; sepals 9 x 1.5 mm, tube 1 mm long, lobes oblanceolate; corolla 30 mm long; tube narrow below, ventricose above, hairy; staminal filaments hairy. Capsule 14 x 7 mm, elliptic, compressed; seeds 3.5 x 3 mm, orbicular, flat. Flowering and fruiting: April-June Evergreen forests Southern Western Ghats (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) .       Strobilanthes gracilis at Munnar- PKA14 : 7 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (6)- around 700 kb each. Seen this tall Shrub (Almost 4 to 5 metre in height) in a Shola Forest near Munnar. love it, nice series, … one more set of pictures of strobilanthes flowers of 2018. what’s striking is the candelabra like upward point buds and reminder calyces? .               Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Strobilanthes FOR ID :: Ooty :: DVMAR121/132 : 6 posts by 4 authors. 10 images. Strobilanthes ¿ species ? The shrub about 3m high; flower about 4 – 5 cm long, 2 – 2.5 cm across. at Doddabetta, Ooty on November 17, 2011 … you are great to post this much nice images on account of Acanthaceae fortnight, it may be Strobilanthes zenkeriana T.Anderson, which is reported from Doddabetta (in PF Fyson flora of south indian Hill station) Interesting plant …, could this be Strobilanthus foliosus? Thank you very much … for suggesting the IDs. I found botanical painting of Strobilanthes zenkeriana at Plant Illustrations ORG … the leaves are kind of round rather than elliptical. At India Nature Watch I found one closeup of Strobilanthus foliosus flowers, and hint of a leaf. Let me check the descriptions and then come back to this post. Adding more photos with the hope that it helps in ID. These are cropped versions of the photos already put at the top of this thread. The oily sheen on the plant (especially seen on the leaves) is the deposit of fuel emission from vehicles. 4 images. Check for S.ciliatus as well Many thanks … for resurfacing this query, seemingly a different Strobilanthes. This is Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd. as per comparative images at Strobilanthes . Tamil name for Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.: 1 image. Malayalam name of Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd. is marakurunji in Malayalam I am hoping we can derive Tamil name as மரம்குறிஞ்சி maramkurunji or மரமகுறிஞ்சி maramkurunji on same lines. If you think it is alright, please let me know which of them is appropriate. The name ‘Marakurinji’ seems suitable for this species. It can be written as மரக்குறிஞ்சி in Tamil. . Names of Plants in India :: Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.: 1 image. stroh-bil-AN-theez — cone flower … Dave’s Botanary GRASS-il-is — graceful; slender … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: slender coneflower • Malayalam: മരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി marakurinji, തോക്കകുറിഞ്ഞി thokakurinji • Tamil: மரம்குறிஞ்சி maramkurunji botanical names: Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd. … homotypic synonyms: Mackenziea gracilis (Bedd.) Bremek. … heterotypic synonyms: Strobilanthes beddomei T.Anderson … POWO, retrieved 7 September 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 slender coneflower
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep മരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി marakurinji
തോക്കകുറിഞ്ഞി thokakurinji
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands மரம்குறிஞ்சி maramkurunji
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 11:40 07-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 10:43 08-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-gracilis-bedd.html
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Strobilanthes gracilis
Updated on September 21, 2025