Acanthaceae Week: Dicliptera paniculata from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dicliptera paniculata (Forssk.) I.Darbysh., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 113 113 1832.

syn: Dianthera bicalyculata Retz.; Peristrophe bicalyculata (Retz.) Nees; Justicia bicalyculata (Retz.) Vahl; Dianthera malabarica L.f.

Tall erect much branched annual herb with angled stem, 5-10 cm long ovate leaves and with pinkish flowers in lax panicles, corolla bi-lipped; capsule pointed. Common in Delhi as weed in Rainy season. Photographed from Khalsa College and Ridge in Delhi.

 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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