Commelinaceae · Floscopa

Arale Hullu / Climbing Flower Cup

Floscopa scandens

Herboutdoor
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka, Assam, Kerala & more
Flowering
January-October

Plant Details

Scientific name
Floscopa scandens
Genus
Floscopa
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Marshy areas
Habitat type
Wetland
Distribution
Tropical Asia and Australia
Found in India
Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
January-October
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Parallel venation leaf character
Venation
Parallel

Typical of the Commelinaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Bluerecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Arale Hullu itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Tamil
Vazhaparathi-pullu
Telugu
Konda-amadikada
Kannada
Arale hullu, hatthi hullu, Arale Hullu
Malayalam
Padathipullu
Marathi
Badishep

About Arale Hullu

Climbing Flower Cup (Floscopa scandens) is a herb in the Commelinaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Assam, Kerala and 10 other states. It grows in marshy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from January to October.

Illustration representing the Commelinaceae family
Botanical family

Commelinaceae

Spiderwort Family

Arale Hullu belongs to the Commelinaceae family.

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