Tusara / Wild Rhea
Debregeasia longifolia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- November-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Debregeasia longifolia
- Genus
- Debregeasia
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar, Indo-China, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Urticaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Urticaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- तुसारा Tusara, Sausaru
- Nepali
- तुसारे Tushaare
- Tamil
- Kattunochi, Chakavatitam, Chakavatitamaram
- Telugu
- Kerangi
- Kannada
- ಕೆಪ್ಪಸಿ Keppasi, Kaapli, ಕಾಪ್ಸಿ
- Malayalam
- Kattunochi, Njandumutta, Pulichi
- Marathi
- Khargul, खारगुल
About Tusara
Wild Rhea (Debregeasia longifolia) is a shrub belonging to the Urticaceae family (Nettle family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, cymose/catkin flower clusters, achene fruit. It is typically found in evergreen forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar, Indo-China, Malaysia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-March.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Tusara belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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