Holly-leaved Acanthus
Acanthus ilicifolius
Also known as Holy mangrove
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About Holly-leaved Acanthus
Acanthus ilicifolius, commonly known as holly-leaved acanthus, sea holly, and holly mangrove, is a species of shrubs or herbs, of the plant family Acanthaceae, native to Australia, Australasia, mainland China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia. It is used as medicine in asthma and rheumatism.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acanthus ilicifolius
- Genus
- Acanthus
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Mangrove, marshy areas
- Native to
- Australia, India, Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, Australia, South and Tropical Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-July
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- हड़कत harkata
- Bengali
- হাড়গোজা hargoza, কটকি kataki, নীল টেংরাকাঁটা nila tenrakanta
- Tamil
- ஆற்றுமுள்ளி arru-mulli, கழுதைமுள்ளி kalutai-mulli, கோழிமுள்ளி koli-mulli
- Telugu
- అలస్యకంప alasyakampa, అలిసి alisi, ఏటిచిల్ల etichilla
- Kannada
- ಹೊಳೆಚುಳ್ಳಿ holechulli, ತುಡೆಚುಳ್ಳಿ tudechulli, ಹರಿಕುಶ harikusha
- Malayalam
- ചുള്ളി chulli, ചുള്ളിക്കണ്ടൽ chullikkantal, പയിങ്ങാച്ചുള്ളി payingngaachchulli
- Marathi
- मारांडी marandi, निवगूर nivagur, वागाटी vagati
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Holly-leaved Acanthus belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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