Thriallis
Galphimia gracilis
Also known as Rain Of Gold, Spray Of Gold, Slender Goldshower
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Thriallis
Identify Thriallis by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Sprays of small golden-yellow flowers (rain of gold).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malpighiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Thriallis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Galphimia gracilis
- Genus
- Galphimia
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Mexico to Panama and W. Indies
- Distribution
- Cultivated as garden plant
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Thriallis itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Thriallis
Thriallis (Galphimia gracilis) belongs to the Malpighiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 6 other states. It grows in garden plant. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Thriallis belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
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