{"id":1265334,"date":"2011-03-20T07:28:10","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T07:28:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T11:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T05:50:47","slug":"strobilanthes-auriculata","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/strobilanthes-auriculata\/","title":{"rendered":"Strobilanthes auriculata"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Strobilanthes auriculata<\/i><\/b> Nees in Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 86. 1832. (Syn: Perilepta auriculata<\/i> (Nees) Bremekamp; P. edgeworthiana<\/i> (Nees) Bremekamp; P. siamensis<\/i> (C. B. Clarke) Bremekamp; Strobilanthes auriculata<\/i> var. edgworthiana<\/i> (Nees) C. B. Clarke; S. auriculata<\/i> var. siamensis<\/i> C. B. Clarke; S. edgeworthiana<\/i> Nees; S. siamensis<\/i> C. B. Clarke.) as per Flora of China<\/a> <\/span>;<\/div>\n
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Strobilanthes auriculatus <\/em>Nees (syn: Justicia auriculata<\/em> Wall. ex Nees; Perilepta amplectens<\/em> (Nees) Bremek.; Perilepta auriculata<\/em> (Nees) Bremek.; Perilepta edgeworthiana<\/em> (Nees) Bremek.; Perilepta plumulosa<\/em> (Nees) Bremek.; Perilepta venusta<\/em> (Craib) Bremek.; Ruellia amplectens<\/em> Wall. ex Nees; Ruellia auriculata<\/em> Wall.; Strobilanthes amplectens<\/em> Nees; Strobilanthes auriculata<\/em> var. bracteolata<\/i> C. B. Clarke; Strobilanthes auriculatus<\/em> var. edgeworthianus<\/i> (Nees) C. B. Cl.; Strobilanthes auriculatus<\/em> var. plumulosa<\/i> Nees; Strobilanthes edgeworthianus<\/em> Nees; Strobilanthes plumulosus<\/em> Nees; Strobilanthes trichophorus<\/em> C. E. C. Fischer;\u00a0Strobilanthes venustus<\/em> Craib) as per\u00a0Catalogue of Life<\/span><\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Eared Leaf Strobilanthes \u2022 <\/b>Hindi: Kapur mingar, Pandai \u2022 <\/b>Manipuri: Koutruk lei \u2022 <\/b>Mizo: Ramting \u2022 <\/b>Tamil: Chinna kurinji, Ankaravalli;<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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I have seen this flower growing\u00a0in the\u00a0creeks of the dried river bed\u00a0& close to the nallah<\/span> in MP<\/span>.
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Thanks for the reply. I went through net & all I could find close is in the unidentified flower list & it is named koutruk lei in flowersofindia. I have no idea what it is ? Please help!!!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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…………looks like Perilepta auriculata<\/i> from Acanthaceae<\/i><\/p>\n

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Thanks for trying but it did not match. I went through The flowers of India & I found it in the list of unidentified flowers. Would you please help me identify it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanks … I have little more information regarding the flower. In the flowersofindia this flower is unidentified & in the details it says that it flowers once in nine years which could be true but I have been seeing it flowering for two to three years in the same spot & it is exactly the same flower shown in the unidentified pics. of flowersofindia.<\/p>\n

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The plant in the attached photo is Strobilanthes quadrifaria<\/i> (Wall. ex Nees)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>belonging to the family Acanthaceae<\/i>. In the Flowers of India site it has been put under the unidentifies section calling it “Kortuk Lei” in Manipuri.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 The flower at FOI, named Koutruk Lei, has proved to be really difficult to identify, simply because not much was known to us apart from this poor quality picture taken at a flower show, where the claim about the long flowering period was mentioned (has not been verified). Dimple’s plant looks to me the same as what we have – so I am happy to have clear photographs and more info on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 I was very excited at first, to know that this has been identified. However,\u00a0 in your description, the flowers are 2-2.8 cm long, and the bracts are 2 cm long, lanceshaped. So, the bracts are nearly as long as the flowers. On the other hand, in Dimple’s pics, the bracts (forming spikes of overlapping green bracts)\u00a0 are much smaller than the flowers, and are roundish or heart-shaped in shape.
\n\u00a0 I am attaching a drawing of <\/span>Strobilanthes quadrifaria <\/i>for comparison. So, to me it appears that this should be some other species of Strobilanthes<\/i>.
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Here is the reply which i had received from Mr J.R.I. wood (John Wood), Oxford.
\n“Plant is Strobilanthes auriculata<\/i>. Note broad bracts covered in long hairs and sessile leaves.
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I hope it will be Strobilanthes auriculatus<\/i> and not S auriculata<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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The correct name is indeed Strobilanthes auriculata<\/b>, according to International Plant Names Index. Strobilanthes auriculatus<\/i> is not anaccepted name.
\nI myself was planning to write to JRI Wood, seeing that he is an expert on Strobilanthes<\/i> species. You already did that, he identified it without expressing any doubt. It must be the right ID. I haven’t been able to get a description of this species yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fwd: [itpmods:12788] Distribution<\/a> : 8 posts by 3 authors.<\/div>\n
Distribution of strobilanthus auriculata<\/em> plant in india<\/div>\n
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Catalogue of Life<\/span><\/a> gives its range as below:
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And what about distrbution in himachal pardesh<\/p>\n

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As it says, Northern India, it should be available.<\/p>\n

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Strobilanthes auriculata<\/em> is present in Himachal Pradesh, i have seen its plants during flowering (in February) in Hamirpur district and Sarkaghat region of Mandi district.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Can u plz help me to find out altitude variation in districts of himachal, where it occurs?<\/p>\n

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It used to occur in Sarkaghat area of H.P. (seen 10-12 years ago). It is locally known as \u0915\u092a\u0942\u0930 \u092e\u093f\u0902\u091c\u0930<\/strong>\u0964 People used to put the viscous exudate of the inflorescence in their eyes for various ailments<\/span><\/p>\n

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This plant is collected from some hills <\/span>of Himachal Pradesh, India\u00a0 during the months of January.<\/span><\/div>\n
1) Which family does the plant belongs to: Labiatae<\/em> or Acanthaceae<\/em>??<\/div>\n
2) Is it Elsholtzia strobilanthes<\/em>???<\/div>\n
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Hope you’re right …, It’s Acanthaceae<\/em> member only\u00a0Elsholtzia<\/em> sp.
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I showed the dried plant samples to few botany experts, but they could not tell much about the plant.<\/div>\n
When the seeds were split open, they showed presence of jaculator like structures separating seeds in the fruit.<\/div>\n
Now, jaculators are present in Acanthaceae<\/em> only.<\/div>\n
But the plant in morphology shows similarity to Elsholtzia<\/em> which is from Lamiaceae<\/em>.
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Sorry, sir Ji, I am thinking\u00a0Elsholtzia<\/em> belongs to Acanthaceae<\/em> member, but not correct, it belongs to Lamiaceae<\/em>,
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Thanks, … It does not look like Elsholtzia strobilifera<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u00a0or any other species as per comparative images at Elsholtzia<\/em><\/span><\/a>
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Sorry for not mentioning flower details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While collecting plant, one\/two flower was there.<\/div>\n
Flower was : fused corolla, tubular, pentamerous, bilabiate, violet coloured flower.<\/span><\/div>\n
That is why i suspected it to be from Acanthaceae<\/em> or Labiatae<\/em>.<\/div>\n
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With this image it may be from Campanulaceae<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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It is Strobilanthes auriculata<\/em>. Acanthaceae<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thanks a lot for correctly identifying this endemic rare plant of the Genus – Strobilanthes<\/em> of Acanthaceae<\/em>.<\/div>\n
After almost a year, now i got the correct identification for this plant.
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Can we have good resolution photograph.. Leaves and the spikes seem like Strobilanthes<\/em>, but spikes lack clarity.. pic is too low resolution. If any other close up of flower bud or open flower will help …<\/p>\n

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I e-mailed all pictures of the plant to Dr. YS Bedi, IIIM, Jammu where this plant sample is deposited as Herbaria. He has confirmed the plant sample as Strobilanthes auriculata<\/em>. I collected this species in Jan, 2019 from Kangra district.<\/span> However, i couldnot find any plant growing in that region in Jan-2020. It is possible that this plant is monocarpic and flowers after many years as in case of Strobilanthes kunthiana<\/em> in Nilgiri hills, Kerala flowers after 12 years.
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We have records of the following Strobilanthes<\/em> from Himachal<\/div>\n
1. S. tomentosa<\/em><\/div>\n
2. S. violifolia<\/em><\/div>\n
3. S. wallichii<\/em><\/div>\n
4. S. attenuata<\/em><\/div>\n
5. S. angustifrons<\/em><\/div>\n
6. S. bracteata<\/em><\/div>\n
7. S. pentstemonoides dalhousiana<\/em><\/div>\n
8 S. glutinosa<\/em><\/div>\n
9. S. pavala<\/em><\/div>\n
10. S. crossandra<\/em><\/div>\n
but, this species is densely spicate (bracteate\/strobilate) similar to S. auriculata<\/em>.. and very hairy. there is a species S. rufescens<\/em> from NE India.. I have not seen many Strobilanthes<\/em><\/div>\n
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Thanks for final confirmation from Dr. Wood.
\nI could find the mention of this plant in the book “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh” by Dr. N.S. Chauhan as “Kapur minjar” in Shahpur area of Kangra district only. I found it on one hill in Shahpur area but nowhere else.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As per AKNOV02 Strobilanthes auriculata from Dehradun<\/span><\/a>:<\/div>\n
U.N. Kanjilal in his ‘Forest Flora of the Chakrata, Dehra Dun and Saharanpur Forest Divisions’ does not talk about this Strobilanthes<\/i> flowering in long intervals, he mentions its Flowering period to be Nov.- March, however eflora of China says it is known to be pliestesial in some parts of its range.
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Very little is reliably known about flowering patterns in Strobilanthes<\/em>. I think your observation that S. auriculata<\/em> is sometimes annual flowering and sometimes not is probably correct. <\/span>Certainly this seems to be true of S. atropurpurea<\/em>. This is well-known to be monocarpic in the western Himalayas but it is clearly annul flowering further east. Regular field observations over many years combined with cultivation of plants from different regions and populations would help to clarify the situation. Anecdotally the monocarpic habit seems to be associated with a woody growth where several years are needed to reach maturity.<\/span> My impression is that S. auriculata<\/em> is not really shrubby so I would expect it usually to be annual flowering.<\/span><\/p>\n

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AKNOV02 Strobilanthes auriculata from Dehradun<\/span><\/a> : 12 posts by 8 authors. No images seen now.<\/div>\n
Found this beautiful flowering of Strobilanthes auriculata<\/i> in a Hill Sal Forest<\/span> close to FRI, Dehradun , Nov 2014<\/span>. The flowers as well as the leaves had a nice aroma.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Yes. It is Strobilathes auriculata<\/i>. The spikes on maturity of seeds yield essential oil, which smelle like camphor oil,<\/span> hence it is named as Kapurminjar<\/b> in Kangra & Mandi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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U.N. Kanjilal in his ‘Forest Flora of the Chakrata, Dehra Dun and Saharanpur Forest Divisions’ does not talk about this Strobilanthes<\/i> flowering in long intervals, he mentions its Flowering period to be Nov.- March, however eflora of China says it is known to be pliestesial in some parts of its range.
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Catalogue of Life<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Strobilanthes auriculatus<\/strong> Nees) Flora of China<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal<\/a>\u00a0 The Plant List<\/a>\u00a0(as a syn. of Perilepta<\/i> auriculata<\/i><\/b> (Nees) Bremek.<\/span><\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0Flowers of India<\/a>\u00a0 India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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