About Ran Aboli
Ecbolium ligustrinum, also known as green ice crossandra, green shrimp plant, and turquoise crossandra, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to eastern Africa, where it occurs in woodland, bushland, and savanna habitats. It is a perennial shrub or subshrub and a member of the genus Ecbolium, which is characterized by showy, tubular flowers and capsular fruits.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ecbolium ligustrinum
- Genus
- Ecbolium
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indo-Malaysia and Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- उदजति udajati
- Bengali
- ঝিন্টিকাঁটা jhintikanta, নীল কাঁটা nila kanta, নীল সহচরা nila sahachara
- Tamil
- நீலாம்பரி nilambari, நீலாம்பரி (செடி), நீலாம்பரி
- Telugu
- చీకటి కూర తుప్ప cheekatikoorathuppa, నక్కతోక nakkatoka, పచ్చ వాడంబరము pachchavadambaram
- Kannada
- ಕಪ್ಪುಬೊಬ್ಬುಳಿ kappubobbuli, ಕಪ್ಪುಕರ್ಣಿ kappukarni, ಪಚ್ಚಾಂಬ್ರಾ patchambra
- Malayalam
- കരിംകുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurunni, ഒടിയമടന്ത odiyamadantha
- Marathi
- धाकटा अडुळसा dhakta adulsa, एकबोली ekboli, रान आबोली ran aboli
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Ran Aboli belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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