Acanthaceae
Strobilanthes heyneana
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
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Common names
By language (1)
- Tamil
- சுட்ரோபிலாந்தசு ஐய்னியானா
Synonyms
- Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek.
- Ruellia bracteata B.Heyne
- Ruellia involucrata B.Heyne ex Wall.
- Strobilanthes asperrima Nees
- Strobilanthes colorata Nees
- Strobilanthes lupulia T.Anderson
- Strobilanthes purpurea Hook. ex Nees
- Strobilanthes rugosa Wight
- Strobilanthes rugosus Wight
- Strobilanthes tener Nees
- Strobilanthes trifida Nees
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September, December (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: swanand kesari, CC BY 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: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, 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.