Ecbolium ligustrinum is also known as green ice crossandra, green shrimp plant, and turquoise crossandra. Its flowers may be greenish blue in colour. It's commonly seen among the pathways
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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: | Ecbolium |
| Species: | E. ligustrinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecbolium ligustrinum (Vahl) Vollesen[1]
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The identifying characters are bilabiate corolla , didynamous and epipetalous stamen , typical spike inflorescence. It's coming under the family Acanthaceae( acanthus family ), closely related to the mint family ( Lamiaceae aka Labiatae )
Affinities : There has been a belief that Acanthaceae is evolved from the family Scrophulariaceae and is closely related to the family Lamiaceae but it differs from Lamiaceae by the following characteristics : Absence of aromatic smell , tetralocular ovary , quadrangular stem and verticillaster inflorescence.
References
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- ^ "Ecbolium ligustrinum (Vahl) Vollesen sensu CHAH 2010". Retrieved February 11, 2013.
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