About Varavalli
Getonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Combretaceae. The only species is Getonia floribunda, commonly known as ukshi. Its native range is India, Assam to Peninsula Malaysia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calycopteris floribunda
- Genus
- Calycopteris
- Family
- COMBRETACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- எறுழம்
- Telugu
- అడవి జామ, అడవిజామ
- Kannada
- ಕುಸುಕನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ
- Malayalam
- പുല്ലാഞ്ഞി, Calycopteris floribunda, പുല്ലാനി
Botanical family
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Varavalli belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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