Elatostema sessile J.R. Forster

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Langeveldia sessilis (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Setch.; Procris sessilis (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.; Sciophila sessile (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Gaudich.; Dorstenia pubescens G.Forst.; Elatostema pubescens (G.Forst.) Pers.; Procris australis Spreng.; Sciophila sessilifolia Gaudich.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elatostema sessile J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Flower, Fruit : October-November
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
  • Native : Society Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnataka State vol.1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 416
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elatostema sessile. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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