Acanthaceae

Strobilanthes callosa Nees

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Strobilanthes

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Strobilanthes callosa (Strobilanthes callosa) — FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Malayalam: സ്ട്രോബിലാന്തസ് കലോസ
Marathi: कारवी
Tamil: கார்வி குறிஞ்சி

Synonyms

Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek.
Ruellia callosa Wall.
Strobilanthes grahamiana Wight

Flowers

In flower: August to October (from 40 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nishant Purushottam Berde, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jayesh Patil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sandesh Gawas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ajtjohnsingh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Edurafi2, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.