Rungia elegans
Rungia elegans
Rungia elegans
Rungia elegans
MH213 : Rungia elegans Wall. ex Dalz. & Gibs.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 398 |
| Synonym | : | Diapedium elegans (Wall. ex Dalz. & Gibs.) Kuntze;
Justicia repens Wall.;
Justicia concinna; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Elegant Rungia |
| Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
| Description | : | an annual herb which is quite rare. It may be confused with Creeping Rungia. A distinguishing feature is the blue flowers which are about 1.2 cm. Stems covered with white spreading hairs. Spikes 12-18 mm broad. Leaves ovate-tapering, up to 7 cm long 4 cm broad, often white hairy beneath. Bracts longer than 6 mm, white margin broader, sometimes purplish. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266082
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Elegant%20Rungia.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Lamiales |
| Family | : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family |
| Genus | : Rungia L. |
| Species | : Rungia elegans |