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Comb Rungia
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Comb Rungia
ative Photo: Prashant Awale
Common name: Comb Rungia • Bengali: ধুপঝোড়া Dhupjhora • Chinese: 孩儿草 Hai Er Cao • Gujarati: ખડસલીયો Khadasaliyo • Hindi: उलट कंघी Ulat Kanghi • Konkani: सूत Sut • Marathi: सूत Sut • Mundari: Jatanri Ba • Nepali: बिसाउने झार Bisaaune Jhaar, उकुची झार Ukuchee Jhaar • Odia: ମାଟି ଶାଗ Mati Saga, ଶଙ୍ଖ ଶାଗ Sankha Saga • Santali: ᱵᱤᱨ ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱝ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ Bir Lopong Arak, ᱦᱟᱥᱟ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ Hasa Arak • Tamil: புண்ணாக்குப்பூண்டு Punnakku-P-Puntu, தவசுமுருங்கை Tavashu-Murunghie • Telugu: పిండి కొండ Pindi Konda Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Rungia pectinata    Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Rungia parviflora, Justicia coerulea, Justicia pectinata
Comb Rungia is a small annual herb, abundantly found on rocky surfaces. The species name pectinata means comb-like, probably referring to the resemblance of the flower-spike to a comb. Cylindrical stems are weak, 10-20 cm long. Oppositely arranged leaves, 1-3 cm, are oblong-lanceolate, sharp-tipped. Tiny violet-blue flowers are about 3-4 mm, and occur in spikes at the end of branches, or in leaf axils. Flower-spikes are 0.5-2.5 cm long, with sharp-tipped bracts arranged in 2 rows, like a comb. Flower is 2-lipped with tube narrow. Stamens 2, filaments short. Flowering: November-December.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke, J.M. Garg Photographed in Maharashtra & Delhi.
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