✿Scrophulariaceae · Buchnera

Karanji / Hairy Buchnera

Buchnera hispida

Herb

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa & more
Flowering: September-April

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Buchnera hispida
Genus: Buchnera
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Grasslands and open moist places
Habitat type: Wetland, Grassland
Distribution: India, Madagascar, Nepal, Tropical Africa
Found in India: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab
Flowering & fruiting: September-April
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour: Blue/purplerecorded

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Raceme
Fruit: Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Karanji itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Marathi: कारंजी Karanji

About Karanji

Hairy Buchnera (Buchnera hispida) belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa and 3 other states. It grows in grasslands and open moist places. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.

Botanical family

Scrophulariaceae

Figwort family

Karanji belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.

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