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Acanthus ilicifolius L.

[ Family : Acanthaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Acanthus doloarin Blanco ; Acanthus neoguineensis Engl.; Dilivaria ilicifolia (L.) Juss. ]

[ Common name (Local) : Hargoza, Harkoch kanta ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Hargoza, Harkoch kanta | Sanskrit : Harikasa | Hindi : Hargoza | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Holly-leaved Acanthus, Holy Mangrove | Other Languages : Payinachulli (Mal.) ; Kalutaimulli (Tam.) ; Alei (Tel.)

[ Trade Name : Harkasa ]

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Erect herb with spinous leaves
Habitat & Ecology : Back mangrove (Non-halophytic) and Mangrove associate, commonly grows in the mangrove forests and its vicinity along river banks and tidal canal sides.,
Occurrence : Found in mangrove and swampy areas of North and South 24- Parganas and Bangladesh (lower Gangetic Delta)

Status : Abundant in the area
Botanical Character : Erect, perennial herb growing upto 1.5 m in clumps; stem glabrous with adventitious stilt roots at the base. Leaves shortly petioled, oblong, spinous, pinnatified, rigid, glabrous; spikes 10-40 cm, terminal, commonly solitary. Flowers mostly opposite, bracteate, bracteolate, sepals 4- outer 2 elliptic, rounded, inner 2 broadly lanceolate, subacute; petals 5, blue, united, 2-lipped, corolla tube short, pubescent within; stamens 4, didynamous, filaments stout, anthers 1-lobbed, bearded; carpels 2, united, ovary two chambered, style short- bifid. Capsules ellipsoid, 2-3 cm long, yellow to brown when mature.

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Flowering & Fruiting : Almost through out the year; peak- during summer.
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Soil Character : Mangrove soil and nearby low swampy areas.
Climate : Tropical and subtropical
Propagules : Seeds
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Reference Books : 1,3,6,7,15
Reference Website : 2, 3
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