Chirita oblongifolia (Roxb.) J.Sinclair

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Incarvillea oblongifolia Roxb.; Babactes oblongifolia (Roxb.) DC.; Chirita oblongifolia (Roxb.) J.Sinclair; Roettlera oblongifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze; Lysionotus bijantiae D.Borah & A.Joe
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Henckelia oblongifolia (Roxb.) D.J.Middleton & Mich.Möller
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Succulent herbs, 50-100 cm high, villous above; Leaves subequal, elliptic or ovate, white hairy beneath; Flowers in axillary cymes, many flowered, creamy white; corolla tube ventricose, up to 3 cm long.
  • Flower, Fruit : September- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 230
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chirita oblongifolia. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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