Kandulessa / Shield Sundew
Drosera indica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Drosera indica
- Genus
- Drosera
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet areas in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Japan, New Guinea, Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Droseraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kandulessa
- Kannada
- hula hidaka, krimi naashini
- Malayalam
- അക്കരപ്പുത, Drosera indica
- Marathi
- गवती दवबिंदू Gawati davbindu, गवती दवबिंदू
About Kandulessa
Shield Sundew (Drosera indica) is a herb belonging to the Droseraceae family (Sundew Family). It is typically found in wet areas in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Native to Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia, it is distributed across India, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Japan, New Guinea, Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-March. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Droseraceae
Sundew Family
Kandulessa belongs to the Droseraceae family.
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