Eranthemum capense

Eranthemum capense or Konkan Eranthemum is a perennial shrub belonging to the family Acanthaceae.

Eranthemum capense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Eranthemum
Species:	E. capense
Binomial name
Eranthemum capense L.
Synonyms[1]
List Daedalacanthus capensis (L.) Druce Daedalacanthus fastigiatus (Lam.) Alston Daedalacanthus montanus (Roxb.) T.Anderson Eranthemum capense var. wightianum (Wall. ex Nees) Karthik. & Moorthy Eranthemum fastigiatum (Lam.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. Eranthemum montanum (Roxb.) Roxb. Eranthemum wightianum Wall. ex Nees Justicia divaricata Wall. Justicia fastigiata Lam. Justicia montana Roxb. Justicia pulchella Wight ex Wall. Ruellia varians B.Heyne ex Wall.

Habit and Habitat

They grow in seasonally dry tropical biome. ^[2][1] They are seen growing in the semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests and sacred groves of Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats. ^[3]

Description

It is a subshrub growing up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). Elliptical, pointed leaves are dark green. Infloreascence is apical or axillary panicles or spikes. Capsules are oblong, four compressed, gyroscopically hairy seeds.^{[2] [3]}

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