Gazo / Large Lineolate Elatostema
Elatostema lineolatum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam & more
- Flowering
- October-April
How to identify Gazo
Identify Gazo 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: Finely lined leaf markings.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Sikkim and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Urticaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gazo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Elatostema lineolatum
- Genus
- Elatostema
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gazo itself; the rest are typical of the Urticaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Urticaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Angami
- Gazo, Jotho
- Manipuri
- ꯆꯤꯡ ꯁꯧꯒꯔꯤ Ching sougri
- Tangkhul
- Hantekhan
About Gazo
Large lineolate Elatostema (Elatostema lineolatum) is a herb in the Urticaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam and 5 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Gazo belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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