Waltheria indica L.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (STERCULIA OR COCOA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Waltheria indica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Waltheria indica L.
  • Common name : Boater Bush
  • Vernacular name : Ottatti gida (Kan.); Sengalipoondu (Tam.)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Pantropical
  • Comments : Distributed in a wide range of habitats from deciduous to scrub forests, along roadsides to fallow fields. Sometimes a weedy colonizer in disturbed lands.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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=Waltheria indica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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