Strobilanthes integrifolius

Strobilanthes integrifolius is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. Commonly known as Thottukurinji, it is found in the Western Ghats in the South Indian regions of Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka.^[1] Especially the flower plant originally illustrated by Dalz., And was given the exact name of Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze the Strobilanthes integrifolius.^{[clarification needed][2]}

Strobilanthes integrifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Strobilanthes
Species:	S. integrifolius
Binomial name
Strobilanthes integrifolius (Dalz.) Kuntze

Description

Strobilanthes integrifolius is a much branched shrub to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high. The stems are terete and glabrous and the leaves are opposite. It bears blue to light violet flowers. The inflorescences are simple or compound spikes, interrupted, to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, and strong-smelling.^[1]