About Andrographis explicata
Andrographis explicata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Andrographis within the Acanthaceae family, primarily native to Southern India. This plant is an erect, woody undershrub endemic to the Southern Western Ghats of India. It grows up to 1 meter tall and has large, bristly, elliptic leaves and hairless stems. Its small, dark-purple flowers, borne in large pyramidal panicles, are characterized by a two-lobed upper lip and hairy lower lip. The plant produces long, hairy, linear-oblong capsules containing up to 12 seeds, and it typically flowers between August and December.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Andrographis explicata
- Genus
- Andrographis
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Andrographis explicata belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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