Green
Shrimp Plant

Green Shrimp Plant

Green Shrimp Plant is a shrubby plant, with 4-sided flower-spikes at the end of branches. Bracts are oval, entire, mucronate. Leaves are elliptic-oblong, narrowed at both ends, velvety. Flowers are large, greenish blue. Upper lip of the flower is linear, reflexed. Green Shrimp Plant is found in Mumbai and Konkan region.

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Regional Names

• Hindi:
  उदजति
• Kannada:
  ಕಪ್ಪುಆಬ್ಬೊಲಿ, ಕಪ್ಪುಕುರ್ಣಿ
• Malayalam:
  കരിമകുറുഞ്ഞി, ഒടിയമടന്ത
• Marathi:
  रान आबोली, धाकटा अडुळसा, एकबोली, रोरीझाड (कोकण)
• Sanskrit:
  नील सहचरः, सैरीयकः
• Tamil:
  நீலாம்பரி
• Telugu:
  నక్కతోక, పచ్చవాదంబరము

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