Pan India Bouquets

Justicia pubigera (Nees) Wall. ex C.B.Clarke

Family : Acanthaceae
(Acanthus Family)
Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
Synonym(s) : Ecbolium pubigerum (Wall.) Kuntze; Justicia edgeworthii T.Anderson; Peristrophe ciliata Royle ex Nees; Peristrophe pubigera Nees; Rhaphidospora ciliata Nees
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Justicia pubigera (Nees) Wall. ex C.B.Clarke
Common name : Foldwing Justicia
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grow as undergrowth in forest and along trails in Himalayas, at altitudes of 1500 - 2500 m.
Key identification features : Erect, ascending,or prostrate herb; leaves elliptic or ovate, nearly glabrous. Flowers pink, in narrow, axillary and terminal, upto 6cm long spikes.
Flower, Fruit : August-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West and Central Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 194
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Justicia pubigera. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.