✿Scrophulariaceae · Calceolaria
Gold Purse
Calceolaria gracilis
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calceolaria gracilis
- Genus
- Calceolaria
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Karnataka
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gold Purse itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Gold Purse
Gold purse (Calceolaria gracilis) belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 3 other states.
Botanical family
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Gold Purse belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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