Bark
Stem herbaceous to slightly woody, branched and generally pubescent, becoming woodier towards the base.
Eranthemum roseum
Syn. Ecbolium roseum
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
(LC)
Local name
- Rosy Eranthemum (English)
- Dashmuli (Gujarati)
Herb type
Evergreen
Deciduous
Family: Acanthaceae
1m
Indicated uses
Medicinal
Edible
Ornamental
Avenue
Other
Flowering & fruiting
Flowering
Fruiting
Key characters
Leaves
Oppositely arranged oblong lance-like leaves are 10-20 cm long. The leaf stalk is 1-3 cm long.
Flower
Blue-violet flowers occur either singly in the leaf axils or in a spike 10-15 cm long, at the end of branches. Bracts are prominent whitish with green nerves. Flowers have 5 petals and two stamens emerging from the flower tube.
Fruit / Seeds
Fruit a glabrous, pointed capsule; seeds strongly compressed.
Did you know?
In Marathi and Gujarati, it is traditionally known as Dasmuli or Dashamuli (दसमुळी), meaning “ten roots.” The name refers to its characteristic underground base, which develops a cluster of fleshy tuberous roots.
Distribution
India to NW. Myanmar