South-Indian Tongue-Lip is an annual succulent herb, with a creeping habit.
The whole plant is more or less hairy. Hairs on the stem are confined to a
line on one side. Alternately arranged stalked leaves have margins entire
or slightly serrated. Leaf bases are unequally heart-shaped. Flowers are
borne in racemes opposite the leaves. The flowers rich, deep blue, all
point downwards. Sepal cup is five-cleft, five-angled, the angle more or
less winged. Flowers are large, more than an inch long, very unequally
2-lipped. Upper lip is small, 2-toothed, lower one much larger, broad and
elliptic, with two cavities near the base. Stamens are 4 in number. Ovary
is immersed in a fleshy cup. South-Indian Tongue-Lip is native to South India
and Srilanka. Flowering: August-November.
Identification credit: Pravin Kawale
Photographed in Maharashtra.
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