An enigmatic new species, Strobilanthes agasthyamalana (Acanthaceae), from Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve of Southern Western Ghats, India

PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF STROBILANTHES CILIATUS Nees (Bremek.): A REVIEW

“…Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Mangoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Strobilanthes Species: Strobilanthes ciliatus 13 S.ciliatus is a strong aromatic plant and is widely used in ayurveda in the drug 'Sahachara' and it is also believed to be used in other Indian systems of medicine such as Unani and Sidha 7,8 . The plant is a major ingredient in many Ayurvedic preparations such as Sahacharadi thailam, Sahacharadi kashayam, Varanadi kashayam, bhonagathailam, Ashtavargam kashayam, maharasnadi kashayam, Sathavaryadi kashayam, Balasahacharadi kashayam, Balaaireyakadi kashayam, Balakulathyadi kashayam and Aragwadharishtam 9 ..…”

Strobilanthes pushpagiriensis (Acanthaceae): a new species from Western Ghats, India

“…Further, Peninsular India is considered a micro heaven for the genus with ca 70 species flourishing along the forest edges of Western and Eastern Ghats, in protection of its vast diversity. With 11 new species of Strobilanthes discovered in the last five years from southern Western Ghats (Josekutty et al 2016, Sasidharan et al 2016, Augustine et al 2017, Biju et al 2017, Mathew et al 2017, Thomas et al 2019a, b, c, 2020, it is not at all surprising to find another one. During the floristic survey of Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuary Kodagu, Karnataka, in the year 2016, the author collected an interesting specimen of Strobilanthes which was tentatively identified as S. anamallaica J.R.I.…”

“…Further, Peninsular India is considered a micro heaven for the genus with ca 70 species flourishing along the forest edges of Western and Eastern Ghats, in protection of its vast diversity. With 11 new species of Strobilanthes discovered in the last five years from southern Western Ghats (Josekutty et al 2016, Sasidharan et al 2016, Augustine et al . 2017, Biju et al 2017, Mathew et al 2017, Thomas et al 2019a, b2019b, c2019c, 2020, Patil 2020), it is not at all surprising to find another one.…”

Strobilanthes kannanii – a new species of Acanthaceae from the Western Ghats, India

“…Venu (2006) reported 59 species from south India, almost all of which are endemic to Peninsular India. In Kerala the genus is represented by 43 species (Sasidharan et al 2016) mostly from the Western Ghats, which extend along the western coast of the Indian subcontinent and are an important habitat for the genus. The similarity in the distribution of the species in Sri Lanka (Wood 1998) with those from the Western Ghats suggests possible geographical connections between the two in the Miocene.…”