Scutellaria violacea Heyne ex Benth.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (MINT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lamiaceae
  • Species : Scutellaria violacea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Scutellaria violacea B.Heyne ex Benth.
  • Vernacular name : Malainangai (Tam.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Often on hills above 1200 m, on the floor of sholas.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Cherukonda Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Rampa Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Himalaya, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; Sankar,R.V., R. Kottaimuthu & K. Ravikumar (2009). Additions to the flora of Sirumalai Hills, Eastern Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(7): 379-381; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Scutellaria violacea. Downloaded on 8 April 2026.

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  • Kumar Prabhat Das 2026-03-18 05:08:13

    Dear Sir/Madam, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to seek clarification regarding the herbarium record available on the India Flora (CES, IISc) portal, specifically the Eastern Ghats herbarium sheet for Scutellaria violacea var. violacea (Link: https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/EasternGhats/herbsheet.php?id=2106&cat=4). I am particularly interested in understanding the details of the herbarium specimen(s) from Odisha, if available. I would be grateful if you could kindly provide the following information: Exact locality (district/forest/division) in Odisha from where the specimen was collected Collector name and collection number Date of collection Herbarium accession details (if available) Any notes regarding identification or verification This information will be very useful for my academic/research work related to the flora of Odisha. I would sincerely appreciate your guidance and any additional references or clarification you could provide regarding the occurrence of this species in Odisha. Thank you for your time and support. Yours sincerely,
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