Pan India Bouquets

Eranthemum pulchellum Andrews

Family : Acanthaceae
(ACANTHUS FAMILY)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
Synonym(s) : Eranthemum nervosum (Vahl) Roemer & Schultes; Daedalacanthus nervosus (Vahl) Anderson
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eranthemum pulchellum Andrews
Common name : Blue Sage
Vernacular name : Arklejhar (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Moist gullies and by streams in dry subtropical forest
Comments / notes : Widely cultivated in the tropics
Key identification features : Erect, pubescent shrubs. Leaves shortly stalked, ovate, entire, long pointed. Flowers blue in erectaxillary or terminal, dense spikes. Capsule clavate
Native : Himalaya to Indo-China
World Distribution : Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 314; Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.2 (1):1278; Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 213; Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 2. Published BSI: 549
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Eranthemum pulchellum. Downloaded on 29 November 2020.