Skip to content

Connecting People with Plants

  • About Us
  • Blog
  • News
  • Contact Us

Blepharis Integrifolia (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)

Posted on February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 By Rajesh Ramnarayan
Coimbatore, Sub-shrubs and Herbs, Tamil Nadu

Common Name: Narrow Leaf Blepharis. Tamil Name: Elumbotti.

B. Integrifolia is a much branched herb often forming small mats on floor. The plant is covered with soft white hairs the stem is terete in shape. The leaves are simple and arrangement is verticillate with 4 leaves at each node. The sessile leaves are obovate, margin entire and apex rounded. The flowers appear solitary on leaf axis and are blue in color.  The fruit is in the form of an ovoid capsule. This plant is commonly seen in dry mountain slopes (lower elevation) of western ghats area. 

Post navigation

❮ Previous Post: Glycosmis pentaphylla (Rutaceae- Lemon family)
Next Post: Crotalaria paniculata (Fabaceae- Pea family) ❯

You may also like

Coimbatore
Commelina wightii (Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
November 1, 2023
Coimbatore
Commicarpus chinensis (Nyctaginaceae- Bougainvillea family)
March 18, 2023
Coimbatore
Spermacoce hispida (Rubiaceae- Coffee family)
November 5, 2023
Lianas and climbers
Ipomoea pes-caprae (Convolvulaceae- Morning glory family)
January 25, 2023

Copyright © 2025 .

Theme: Oceanly News by ScriptsTown