Didymocarpus pygmaeus C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : GESNERIACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Didymocarpus pygmaeus C.B.Clarke
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : On moss covered rock on hills
  • Comments / notes : Rare
  • Key identification features : Single sessile leaf
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district
    • Odisha : Bargarh district, Bolangir district
  • Native : India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; Gamble 1923. Fl. Pres. Madra. Vol. 2. pp. 988
  • 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=Didymocarpus pygmaeus. Downloaded on 5 March 2026.

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