Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Roth.

Common Name : Creeping Blepharis
Family : Acanthaceae

HABIT

A SMALL PUBESCENT HERB.

STEMS

WIRY PROSTRATE STEMS, ROOTING AT THE NODES.

LEAVES

LEAVES IN WHORLS OF 4, UNEQUAL-SIDED, ELLIPTIC TO OBOVATE, 2.5-5 CM LONG.

FLOWERS

WHITE, PINK OR PALE BLUE WITH A YELLOW SPOT ON THE LOWER LIP, BORNE SOLITARY OR IN CLUSTERS OF 2-3
IN LEAF AXILS, SURROUNDED BY WHITE MEMBRANOUS BRACTS WITH GREEN VEINS, THE APICAL MARGINS OF WHICH ARE FURNISHED WITH HAIRY BRISTLES.

FRUITS

AN OVOID CAPSULE, 0.6-0.8 CM LONG, 2-SEEDED.