- Family : LYTHRACEAE
(Loose-Strife Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : MEHNDI FAMILY (मेंहंदी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Lythraceae
- Basionym : Lythrum fruticosum L.
- Synonym(s) : Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz
- Common name : Fire-flame bush, Shiramjitea, Woodfordia
- Vernacular name :
- Dawi, Thawi Santha, Dhaula, Dhaura, Dhai, Dhawai, Dhatuki (Hindi)
- Dhaataki (Kannada)
- Jargi, Seringi, Gaddaisinka (Telugu)
- Dhai, Dhatuki, Dhatki, Dhatuk, Jaliko, Harwari, Dhia, Jhattiko, Dhataki (Oria)
- Thathiripoovu, Thathiri (Malayalam)
- Parvati, Bahupuspika (Sanskrit)
- Ras Dhayenro (Nepali)
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Common on slopes, also in hills
- Comments / notes : Cultivated as medicinal plant
- Key identification features : Bark reddish-brown, peeling off in fibres. Flowers in axillary clusters, on slender pedicels. Capsules enclosed by the persistent calyx tube
- Flower, Fruit : November-May
- Distribution :
- Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Ernakulam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Uttarakhand : Nainital district
- West Bengal : Bankura, Darjeeling district, Jalpaiguri district, Midnapur, Purulia
- Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
- Haryana : Gurgaon district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Native : E. Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Japan, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Java, Sumathra, Sunda Islands
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
- J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 161-162
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Woodfordia fruticosa. Downloaded on 7 November 2024.
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