Chinese-Pink
Dianthus chinensis
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
How to identify Chinese-Pink
Identify Chinese-Pink 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: Bicolor fringed petals (Chinese pink).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Cyme.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Caryophyllaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chinese-Pink.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dianthus chinensis
- Genus
- Dianthus
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“Growing in the form of a bush, the flowers are often together in pairs, and ornamental varieties could accommodate up to 15 flowers in a cymose inflorescence.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The capsule fruit is enclosed by the sepals.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinese-Pink itself; the rest are typical of the Caryophyllaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chinese-Pink
Chinese-pink (Dianthus chinensis) belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.
Uses
In practice it is planted as an ornamental.
Caryophyllaceae
Pink Family
Chinese-Pink belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family.
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