Epithema carnosum Benth.

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Epithema carnosum Benth.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Herbs, up to 40 cm high, pubescent; Leaves ovate-cordate, sinuate-crenate, pubescent; Flowers in axillary racemes, blue or white; Capsules globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- November
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 231-232
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Epithema carnosum. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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