efloraofindia:''For Id 07092011MR1’’ flower with 3 petals Pune

[Madhuri Raut]

   Request for identification

Date/Time-Sep 2011

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-  shrub

Height/Length-about  3 feet

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green

Inflorescence Type/ Size- cone shaped green flower heads

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-  light blue flowers with 3 petals

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen

Regards

Bhagyashri

[Prabhu kumar KM]

 

This plant is Ecbolium viride var. viride (Forssk.) Alston in Trimen, coming under Acanthaceae

 

Synonyms:

 

Justicia viridis Forssk.

Ecbolium linneanum Kurz

Justicia ecbolium L.

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Prabhu Kumar K M
Scientist 

Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division
Centre for Medicinal Plant Research (CMPR)

& 'CMPR' Herbarium

Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala
Kottakkal, Malappuram

E-mail: prabhum...@gmail.com

[Madhuri Raut]

Thank you Prabhuji. Any common name? tried the net but not much info

Regards

Bhagyashri

[H S]

i think common name is Ran-aboli

regards,

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 - H.S.

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[Prabhu kumar KM]

Dear Madhuriji,

 

Common names:

 

English: Blue fox tail

Malayalam: Koranta, Odiyamadantha

Tamil: Adukkukurungu

[Madhuri Raut]

Thank you Hemsanji and Prabhuji

On surfing the net I found the following info

Extremely rare in the plant world are species with attractive green flowers. Green Ecbolium has glossy green foliage and extra unique bloom spikes of showy teal green flowers. This tropical sometimes goes by the names of Turquoise Crossandra and Green Ice Crosandra, though it doesn't belong to that genus. The author first saw this species growing in the jungles of coastal Kenya in 2002 . A lover of heat, its foliage may darken even as low as 60 degrees.

Regards

Bhagyashri

[Giby Kuriakose]

I may not be correct, but,, little confused about the species id. 

I think in E. viride var viride, the bract tip is spinous, here it doesn't look like so. 

My guess for this plant is Ecbolium ligustrinum. 

Regards,

Giby

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[Dinesh Valke]

... my belief too: Ecbolium ligustrinum

commonly known as: blue fox tail nail dye, green ice crossandra, green shrimp plant, turquoise crossandra • Hindi: उदजति udajati • Kannada: ಕಪ್ಪುಆಬ್ಬೊಲಿ kappu abboli, ಕಪ್ಪುಕುರ್ಣಿ kappukurni • Konkani: रोरीझाड rorijhada • Malayalam: കരിമകുറുഞ്ഞി karimkurunni, ഒടിയമടന്ത otiyamatantha • Marathi: धाकटा अडुळसा dhakta adulsa, एकबोली ekboli, रान आबोली ran aboli • Oriya: piccokatho • Sanskrit: नील सहचरः nila sahacharah, सहचरः sahacharah, सैरीयकः sairiyakah • Tamil: நீலாம்பரி nilampari • Telugu: నక్కతోక nakkatoka, పచ్చవాదంబరము paccavadambaramu

Regards.
Dinesh

[Giby Kuriakose]

This reply refers to your subject line. Not a serious concern. 

The corolla of this plant is 2-lipped; upper lip entire (sometimes) or 2-fid; lower lip deeply 3-lobed. 

The prominent 3 lobed lower lip always give an impression that it has 3 petals but actually they are 3  lobes of the lower lip of the bi-lobed corolla. 

Thanks and Regards,

Giby

  

[Balkar Arya]

Yes  Ecbolium ligustrinum frm me too

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