Didymocarpus innominatus
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Didymocarpus innominatus
Identify Didymocarpus innominatus by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Rock-dwelling herb.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- Confirm it sits within the Gesneriaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Didymocarpus innominatus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Didymocarpus innominatus
- Genus
- Didymocarpus
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On wet crevices of rocks with moss cover in damp places
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Didymocarpus innominatus itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Didymocarpus innominatus itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Didymocarpus innominatus
Didymocarpus innominatus is a herb in the Gesneriaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in on wet crevices of rocks with moss cover in damp places. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Gesneriaceae
Gesneria Family
Didymocarpus innominatus belongs to the Gesneriaceae family.
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