Acanthaceae Week: Pseuderanthemum carruthersii from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille ser. 6, 4-6-48, 1948

syn:  Eranthemum atropurpureum W. Bull; Eranthemum carruthersii Seem. (basionym);  Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum (W. Bull) 

          Fosberg; Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W. Bull) Radlk.

Evergreen shrub with ovate or elliptic up to 15 cm long leaves, often purple beneath, flowers in loose spikes, corolla  5-lobed with purple spots; tube about 12 mm long. Photographed from Janak Puri in New Delhi.

Common names: false eranthemum, Jacob's-coat, purple false eranthemum

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