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Strobilanthes lurida

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Strobilanthes lurida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Strobilanthes
Species:
S. lurida
Binomial name
Strobilanthes lurida
Wight

Strobilanthes lurida is a species of flowering plant, endemic to Southern Western Ghats.[1]

Description

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Strobilanthes lurida is a large, branched shrub, with thick hairless stem, swollen at nodes. Flowers are borne in spikes, from older stems. Purple bracts,white bracteoles, two lipped purple flowers. Flower-tube is about 2 mm long; swollen portion widening above gradually, hairless outside, hairy inside, 5-petalled. Petals are ovate, blunt, about 3 mm long. Four stamens, united at the base in pair to form a staminal sheath. Filaments are about 1.5 cm long. Ovary is on a prominent disc, about 2.5 mm.[1]

Oppositely arranged saw tooth margin, ovate-elliptic leaves are blunt towards base. Tapering at tip, leathery, hairy, densely hairy beneath. 5cm long leaf stalks are slightly hairy. Capsules are ovoid-ellipsoid, about 2 cm long, tapering, hairless, included in bracts.Flowering season is December-April.[1][2]

Range

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Seen in evergreen shola forests of southern Western Ghats at altitude of 500-1500m[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Strobilanthes luridus - Lurid Coneflower". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. ^ a b "Strobilanthes luridus (ACANTHACEAE) : Muttakannikurinji". keralaplants.in. Retrieved 2023-01-31.