Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Colebrookea oppositifolia
Binda / Indian Squirrel Tail बिंदा
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-May
Binda in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | बिंदा | Bhamber, Bhirmoli, Binda |
| Nepali | धुसुरे · दोसुल · धुल्सु | Dhusure, Dosul, Dhulsu |
| Bengali | বশিক | Not recorded |
| Kannada | ತುಗ್ಗಿ | Tuggi |
| Marathi | भामण · भामिनी | Bhaman, Dasai |
| Odia | Not recorded | Bosik |
| Punjabi | Not recorded | Chiti suhali, Phis bhekkar, Shakkardana |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- Bhamber, Bhirmoli, बिंदा Binda, Binda
- Nepali
- धुसुरे Dhusure, दोसुल Dosul, धुल्सु Dhulsu, Dhulsu
- Bengali
- বশিক
- Kannada
- ತುಗ್ಗಿ Tuggi
- Marathi
- भामण Bhaman, Dasai, Bhaman, भामिनी
- Odia
- Bosik
- Punjabi
- Chiti suhali, Phis bhekkar, Shakkardana
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Pakistan to China (Yunnan).
- Recorded habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Uttarakhand →Karnataka →
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How to identify Binda
Identify Binda by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Squirrel-tail-like woolly flower spikes.
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Colebrookea oppositifolia
- Genus
- Colebrookea
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- South and Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Goa, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Binda itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Binda itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Binda
Indian Squirrel Tail (Colebrookea oppositifolia) belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and 15 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Binda belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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