| Eranthemum roseum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Eudicots |
| clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Eranthemum |
| Species: | E. roseum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eranthemum roseum (Vahl) R.Br. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Justicia rosea (Vahl) R. Br. |
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Eranthemum roseum, also known as blue eranthemum, rosy eranthemum (Marathi: Dasmuli, दसमुळी; Jangali aboli, जंगली अबोली ) is a native of the Western Ghats of India. The plant has tuberous roots, and grows to a height of ten in numbers, hence the local name, Dasmuli.