Gandapura / Indian Winter Green
Gaultheria fragrantissima
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gaultheria fragrantissima
- Genus
- Gaultheria
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Shola forests and grasslands
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Ericaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गंधपूरा Gandapura
- Nepali
- धसिङ्गरे Dhasingare, पतपते Patapate, मचिनो Machino, Dhasingre
- Kannada
- ಗನ್ಧಪೂರಾ Gandhapoora mara, ಹೆಮನ್ತಹರಿತ Haemanth harithaa, Maalaayi
- Malayalam
- ഹേമന്തഹരിതം
- Marathi
- गंधपूर्ना Gandhapoorna
About Gandapura
A member of the Ericaceae family, Indian winter Green (Gaultheria fragrantissima) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and 6 other states. It grows in shola forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from April to May.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine and distilled for an aromatic oil. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Ericaceae
Heather Family
Gandapura belongs to the Ericaceae family.
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