Description: Acanthaceae (acanthus or ruellia family) » Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus Nees subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood NYUR-uh-KANTH-us -- spiny vein tet-ra-gon-uh-STAK-ee-us -- from the Greek tetragono (four-angled) and stachys (flower spike) subsp. -- subspecies try-NER-vee-us -- three-veined commonly known as: spiked neuracanthus, three-veined neuracanthus • Marathi: निळगोंडा nilgonda Endemic to: n & c Western Ghats (of India) Reference: Flowers of India • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar. Date: 29 November 2008, 11:20. Source: Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus Nees subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.
Description: Acanthaceae (acanthus or ruellia family) » Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus Nees subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood NYUR-uh-KANTH-us -- spiny vein tet-ra-gon-uh-STAK-ee-us -- from the Greek tetragono (four-angled) and stachys (flower spike) subsp. -- subspecies try-NER-vee-us -- three-veined commonly known as: spiked neuracanthus, three-veined neuracanthus • Marathi: निळगोंडा nilgonda Endemic to: n & c Western Ghats (of India) Reference: Flowers of India • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar. Date: 16 December 2007, 13:32. Source: Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus Nees subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.
Description: Acanthaceae (acanthus or ruellia family) » Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus Nees subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood NYUR-uh-KANTH-us -- spiny vein tet-ra-gon-uh-STAK-ee-us -- from the Greek tetragono (four-angled) and stachys (flower spike) subsp. -- subspecies try-NER-vee-us -- three-veined commonly known as: spiked neuracanthus, three-veined neuracanthus • Marathi: निळगोंडा nilgonda Endemic to: n & c Western Ghats (of India) Reference: Flowers of India • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar. Date: 27 November 2011, 10:04. Source: Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus Nees subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 03′ 33.58″ N, 73° 16′ 07.94″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.059327; 73.268872.
Flowers of Neuracanthus trinervius from Acanthaceae. A sibling of the Pin-Cushion Plant, apart from colour of the flowers, it differs from its sibling in the fact that it lacks the densely hairy bracts.
Flowers of Neuracanthus trinervius from Acanthaceae. A sibling of the Pin-Cushion Plant, apart from colour of the flowers, it differs from its sibling in the fact that it lacks the densely hairy bracts.