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Acanthaceae

Rungia pectinata (L.) Nees

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Rungia

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Rungia pectinata: Rungia pectinata in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
孩儿草, 疳积草, 狭叶孩儿草
Tamil
உருங்கியா பர்விஃப்ளோரா

Synonyms

  • Dianthera parviflora Roxb. ex Nees
  • Diapedium latius var. integerrimum Kuntze
  • Diapedium pectinatum (L.) Kuntze
  • Diapedium pectinatum f. lacteum Kuntze
  • Diapedium pectinatum var. brevifolium Kuntze
  • Diapedium pectinatum var. murale Kuntze
  • Diapedium pectinatum var. parviflorum (Retz.) Kuntze
  • Dicliptera coerulea Blume
  • Dicliptera pectinata (L.) Juss.
  • Justicia ciliaris Russell ex Nees
  • Justicia coerulea Steud.
  • Justicia infracta Vahl
  • Justicia parviflora Retz.
  • Justicia parviflora var. ciliata (Bremek.) Karthig. & Lakshmin.
  • Justicia pectinata L.
  • Justicia repens Vahl ex Nees
  • Ruellia dependens Hook. ex Nees
  • Rungia angustifolia Bremek.
  • Rungia coerulea (Blume) Warb.
  • Rungia coerulea var. parvifolia Bremek.
  • Rungia latior var. malabarensis Hochr.
  • Rungia longifolia Bedd.
  • Rungia origanoides Nees
  • Rungia parviflora (Retz.) Nees
  • Rungia parviflora subsp. pectinata (L.) L.H.Cramer
  • Rungia parviflora var. aspera Nees
  • Rungia parviflora var. ciliata Bremek.
  • Rungia parviflora var. hirsuta Nees
  • Rungia parviflora var. pectinata (L.) C.B.Clarke
  • Rungia parviflora var. submutica Nees
  • Rungia pectinata var. clarkeana Hand.-Mazz.
  • Rungia polygonoides Nees
  • Rungia repens T.Anderson

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.