Family :
Acanthaceae
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Leaf arrangement
Opposite decussate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Obovate, Ovate
Leaf Apex
Cuspidate
Leaf Base
Attenuate
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A shrub.
Habitat and Distribution : On dried exposed slopes, gregarious. Hills above 500m. Peninsular India.
Field Tips : Leaves opposite and unequal, nerves prominently raised on both sides.
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Names:
Flower:
In terminal panicled spike, purplish. Flowering from December-APril.Fruit :
A capsule. Seeds 4. Fruiting throughout.
