Strobilanthes integrifolius is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. Commonly known as Thottukurinji, it is found in the Western Ghats in the South Indian regions of Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka.[1] Especially the flower plant originally illustrated by Dalz., And was given the exact name of Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze the Strobilanthes integrifolius.[clarification needed][2]
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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. integrifolius
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| Strobilanthes integrifolius (Dalz.) Kuntze
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Description
editStrobilanthes integrifolius is a much branched shrub to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high. The stems are terete and glabrous and the leaves are opposite. It bears blue to light violet flowers. The inflorescences are simple or compound spikes, interrupted, to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, and strong-smelling.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Strobilanthes integrifolius (Dalz.) Kuntze". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) license.
- ^ "കാസര്കോട് ഗവ. കോളേജില് പൂമാലക്കുറിഞ്ഞി പൂത്തു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
External links
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