Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (Roxb.) Gaudich.

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Basionym : Urtica pulcherrima Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Urtica pulcherrima Roxb.; Sphaerotylos medogensis C.J.Chen
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (Roxb.) Gaudich.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mesaki (Assamese)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Evergreen shrubs up to 6 m tall; Leaves simple, alternate, lanceolate, hairy on both sides, margin serrated; Fruits ovoid, green when young, yellow when mature, one-seeded; Flowers in axillary inflorescences, unisexual, dioecious, male: tepals 5, base fused, yellow; female: tepals 4-5, base fused, yellow.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- September
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 241
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 423-424
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sarcochlamys pulcherrima. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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