Stauranthera grandifolia Benth.

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stauranthera grandifolia Benth.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Succulent herbs, up to 40 cm high; dusky pubescent; Leaves opposite, broadly elliptic; Flowers in axillary cymes, pendent, blue, spurred at base; Capsules depressed globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- September
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 234-235
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stauranthera grandifolia. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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