Devva Hatti / Devil's Cotton
Abroma augusta
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- December-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Abroma augusta
- Genus
- Abroma
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- North east India to Malesia and Micronesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ದೆವ್ವಹತ್ತಿ Devva hatti, ಭಂಗಿಮರ Bhangi mara, ಮೇಲ್ಪುಂಡಿಗಿಡ Melpundi gida
- Malayalam
- അബ്രോമ
About Devva Hatti
Devil's Cotton (Abroma augusta) is a shrub belonging to the Sterculiaceae family (Cacao/Cola family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, follicle/capsule/samara fruit. It is typically found in grown as garden plant. It occurs across North east India to Malesia and Micronesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-August.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Devva Hatti belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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