Pan India Bouquets

Stephanophysum longifolium Pohl

Family : Acanthaceae
(Acanthus Family)
Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
Synonym(s) : Cyrtacanthus corymbosus Mart. ex Nees; Echinacanthus dichotomus Kuntze; Ruellia graecizans Backer; Ruellia longifolia (Pohl) Griseb.; Ruellia serratitheca Rusby; Ruellia ventricosa Kunth; Stephanophysum brevifolium Pohl; Stephanophysum macrandrum Bremek.; Stephanophysum ventricosum Nees
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C.Ezcurra
Common name : Common wild petunia, Red Christmas pride, Stephanophysum, Tropical wild petunia
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Weed on hillsides, along trails and roadsides
Comments / notes : Ornamental plant
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : South Tropical America and El Salvador, India, Fiji, Gulf of Guinea Is., Leeward Is., Mauritius, Pakistan, Réunion
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 195
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Stephanophysum longifolium. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.