Svensonia hyderabadensis (Walp.) Mold.

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
    (Verbena Or Vervain Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : VERBENACEAE
  • Basionym : Bouchea hyderabadensis Walp.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Chascanum hyderabadense (Walp.) Moldenke
  • Vernacular name : Uttarani (Kannada); Mainachchedi (Tamil); Adavi chikki (Telugu); Uttarani (Kannada)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 400m. Occasional clumps.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-March
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh & K. Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 27/11/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0238
  • Collection Locality : Sadasivakona forest, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Chittoor district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tirunelveli district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Svensonia hyderabadensis. Downloaded on 4 June 2025.

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