Triumfetta tomentosa Bojer ex Bouton

 
  • Family : TILIACEAE
    (Linden Or Jute Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : FALSA FAMILY (फालसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Triumfetta holosericea Schinz; Triumfetta pseudocana Sprague & Craib; Triumfetta ruhengerensis De Wild.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Triumfetta tomentosa Bojer ex Bouton
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Key identification features : Suffruticose herbs, stem foetid, hispid; Leaves ovate-lanceolate, margins crenate-serrate, pubescent above, tomentose beneath; Flowers in extra axillary fascicles of cymes, orange-yellow; Capsules globose, covered with pilose spines.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- December
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Thenzawl-Buangpui Road, Keifang
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 274
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Triumfetta tomentosa. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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