Common Hog Weed
Byttneria herbacea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Byttneria herbacea
- Genus
- Byttneria
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Hog Weed itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Hog Weed itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Common Hog Weed
Common Hog Weed (Byttneria herbacea) is a herb in the Sterculiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and 2 other states. It grows in scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Common Hog Weed belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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