Dicliptera raui

Dicliptera raui (a.k.a.

Peristrophe speciosa) is a flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae.

[1] This species is a broad-leafed shrub with greyish stems[2] and elliptic leaves that are approximately 8 cm.

It has purple-pink flowers.

It is a native of Northern India to Bangladesh[1] and occurs in the foothills of the central & eastern Himalayas up 1,600 metres elevation.