Sunset Bells
Chrysothemis pulchella
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Goa & more
How to identify Sunset Bells
Identify Sunset Bells 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: Showy orange-red bell-shaped flowers (sunset bells).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Gesneriaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sunset Bells.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chrysothemis pulchella
- Genus
- Chrysothemis
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Assam, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sunset Bells itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sunset Bells itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sunset Bells
Sunset Bells (Chrysothemis pulchella) belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and 10 other states.
Gesneriaceae
Gesneria Family
Sunset Bells belongs to the Gesneriaceae family.
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