Tetraphyllum bengalense (C.B.Clarke) Doweld

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Tetraphyllum bengalense C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tetraphylloides bengalensis (C.B.Clarke) Doweld
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Woody herbs, up to 35 cm high; Leaves scaly; innovations fulvous silky woolly; Flowers in cymes; Capsules lanceolate; Seeds ellipsoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : September- February
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 235
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Tetraphylloides bengalensis. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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