| Cynarospermum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Cynarospermum Vollesen (1999) |
| Species: | C. asperrimum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynarospermum asperrimum (Nees) Vollesen (1999) | |
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Cynarospermum asperrimum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub endemic to the Western Ghats of western India. It is the sole species in genus Cynarospermum.
Cynarospermum asperrimum is a scrambling or trailing perennial herb, with multiple branches and stems up to 1 meter long. Stems can root in contact with soil. It flowers during the monsoon and post-monsoon season, and attracts several species of butterflies for pollination.
It is locally common in the foothills and hill ranges of the Western Ghats in southern Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka states. It grows abundantly in partly-shaded and moist areas, including shrub savannas, forest edges, partly-shaded roadsides, and bunds between fields. It is easily cultivated in pots and gardens.
References
- ^ Gadkari, A. 2022. Cynarospermum asperrimum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T219675705A219675797. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T219675705A219675797.en. Accessed 29 January 2024.
- Cynarospermum Vollesen. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- "Cynarospermum Vollesen | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cynarospermum | |
| Cynarospermum asperrimum | |