Herbarium JCB

Blepharis repens (Vahl) Roth

Family : ACANTHACEAE
(Acanthus Family)
Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : ACANTHACEAE
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Blepharis integrifolia (L.f.) E.Mey. & Drège ex Schinz
Habit : Herb
Comments / notes : Often on plains to 400m, on bare gravelly ground, even in poor soil, crevices of rocks
Flower, Fruit : August-February
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Anantapur district, Guntur district, Nellore district
- Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kollam district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kottayam district
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Gajapati district
- Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district), Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district
Native : India, Sri Lanka
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Blepharis repens. Downloaded on 4 May 2024.