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Firecracker-flower

Crossandra infundibuliformis

हिन्दी: अबोली

IUCN: Least Concern
Firecracker-flower (Crossandra infundibuliformis) photographed by Devendra Bhardwaj

Image: Devendra Bhardwaj · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0 · Amer, Jaipur, Rajasthan · Resized

Scientific name
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Hindi name
अबोली
Family
Acanthaceae, order Lamiales
Group
Plant
Conservation status
Least Concern

Firecracker-orange flowers that brighten any garden.

  • Spot it Glossy leaves and fan-shaped orange flower spikes.
  • Home Warm gardens.
  • Food web Butterflies visit for nectar.
  • Why it matters Provides steady nectar for butterflies, adding to garden pollination.

Read more: Crossandra infundibuliformis on Wikipedia

Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanDevendra Bhardwaj has 1 verified record of this species on iNaturalist in 2025, in Jaipur.[20]

Sources

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (species pages linked on each entry) (database). Global conservation status. Every species page was opened.
  2. Devendra Bhardwaj. iNaturalist observations and notes, with place and date (inaturalist.org/people/devendrabhardwaj) (field record). The observer's own dated records and notes, with places. Statements in his notes are his own and were not independently checked by KJVF.
  3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
  4. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (opening lines of each species article, CC BY-SA 4.0). The link on each entry goes to the article (reference). Not peer reviewed. Only the opening description is used, and statements about origin or medicinal use are left out.
  5. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

The tag before each record shows the place it was checked for.

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