Sunday, July 21, 2024

Rotheca serrata (L.) Steane & Mabb.

 

Family – Verbenaceae

Synonym – Clerodendrum serratum var. amplexifolium Moldenke; Clerodendrum serratum var. glabrescens Moldenke; Clerodendrum serratum var. herbaceum (Roxb. ex Schauer) C.Y.Wu in; Clerodendrum serratum var. javanicum Hochr. 

Vernacular names – Cheruthekku; Kankabharnni; Kantani; Kattuppadappa; Kurukkutti; Napalu; Perikilam

Habit – Shrub

Habitat – Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains

Distribution – India, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka

Flowering and Fruiting – August-December

Key Identification Features – This shrub grows up to 2m tall, with purplish stems and branches. Its leaves are broadly elliptic-ovate or obovate, serrated along the margins, and covered in fine hairs on the lower surface. The bluish flowers have unequal lobes, and the fruit is dark-purple and 4-lobed. Each fruit contains 2-4 globose seeds.



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