Rungia pectinata
Rungia pectinata (L.) Nees
Rungia pectinata (L.) Nees is a species in the Acanthaceae family, native to regions across South and Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean, and parts of the Middle East.
Description
Rungia pectinata is a member of the Acanthaceae family and is distributed across multiple regions including the Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (South-Central and Southeast), the East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Java, the Laccadive Islands, Laos, Malaya, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. The species was first described in 1847 by Nees, based on earlier work by Linnaeus. It is part of the genus Rungia, which includes several other species within the Acanthaceae family.
Distribution
Andaman Is. · Assam · Bangladesh · Cambodia · China South-Central · China Southeast · East Himalaya · Hainan · India · Jawa · Laccadive Is. · Laos · Malaya · Maldives · Myanmar · Nepal · Oman · Sri Lanka · Thailand · Vietnam · West Himalaya · Yemen
Synonyms
Justicia pectinataJusticia infractaJusticia coeruleaJusticia ciliarisRungia coeruleaRungia angustifoliaRungia longifoliaRungia polygonoidesRungia origanoidesRungia parvifloraRuellia dependensDianthera parvifloraDiapedium pectinatumDicliptera coeruleaDicliptera pectinataRungia parviflora subsp. pectinataRungia parviflora var. pectinataRungia pectinata var. clarkeanaJusticia parviflora var. ciliataRungia parviflora var. ciliataRungia latior var. malabarensisRungia coerulea var. parvifoliaDiapedium latius var. integerrimumDiapedium pectinatum var. parviflorumDiapedium pectinatum f. lacteumDiapedium pectinatum var. muraleDiapedium pectinatum var. brevifoliumRungia parviflora var. asperaRungia parviflora var. submuticaRungia parviflora var. hirsuta
