Gymnostachyum warrieranum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Gymnostachyum
Species:
G. warrieranum
Binomial name
Gymnostachyum warrieranum
K.M.P.Kumar, Balach. & V.B.Sreek.

Gymnostachyum warrieranum is a small plant endemic to Western Ghats in India. The plant would grow up to 70 cm and flower between November and March.[1]

Gymnostachyum warrieranum has purplish flowers and found in altitudes of 1,500 feet (457 m) above sea level.[2]

The species was named after the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala managing trustee and chief physician P. K. Warrier.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "New plant discovered from Kannur". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rare medicinal plant named in honour of Dr P.K. Warrier". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Western Ghats plant named after P.K. Warrier". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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