Strobilanthes lurida is a species of flowering plant, endemic to Southern Western Ghats.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Strobilanthes |
| Species: | S. lurida
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| Binomial name | |
| Strobilanthes lurida Wight
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Description edit
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 edit
Seen in evergreen shola forests of southern Western Ghats at altitude of 500-1500m[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Strobilanthes luridus - Lurid Coneflower". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ a b "Strobilanthes luridus (ACANTHACEAE) : Muttakannikurinji". keralaplants.in. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
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