Acanthaceae
Strobilanthes sessilis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Strobilanthes
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Common names
By language (2)
- Malayalam
- സ്ട്രൊബൈലാന്തസ് സെസിലിസ്
- Tamil
- ஸ்ட்ரோபிலாந்திஸ் செசிலிஸ், மால் கர்வி
Synonyms
- Pleocaulus sessilis (Nees) Bremek.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ramesh Shenai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jnprasad2001, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ramesh Shenai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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
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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.