False Bromeliad Plant
Callisia fragrans
- Found in India
- Kerala, Delhi, Karnataka & more
How to identify False Bromeliad Plant
Identify False Bromeliad Plant by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Fragrant flowers, rosette-forming (false bromeliad).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is False Bromeliad Plant.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Callisia fragrans
- Genus
- Callisia
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Commelinaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for False Bromeliad Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
About False Bromeliad Plant
False Bromeliad Plant (Callisia fragrans) is a species in the Commelinaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Delhi, Karnataka and 2 other states.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
False Bromeliad Plant belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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