Bichua / Bichchhoo
Girardinia diversifolia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Sikkim & more
- Flowering
- October-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Girardinia diversifolia
- Genus
- Girardinia
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen, deciduous, also in shola forests and waste places
- Native to
- Paleotropics, Indo-Malay
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanamar, China, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Urticaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Urticaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिछुआ Bichua
- Nepali
- अल्लो सिस्नु Allo Sisnoo, भ्यान्ग्रे सिस्नु Bhyaangre Sisnoo, चाल्ने सिस्नु Chaalne Sisnoo
- Bengali
- বিছুয়া Bichua
- Tamil
- பெரிய காஞ்சொறி Periya Kaanjori, யானைசொறியன் Yanaichoriyan
- Telugu
- గడ్డనెల్లి Gaddanelli, రక్కసిచెట్టు Rakkasi Chettu
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡ ತುರಿಕೆ Dodda Thurike, ಸುರಸುರಿಕೆ Surasurike
- Malayalam
- ആനച്ചൊറിയണം Aanachoriyanam, ചെന്തോട്ടി Chenthotti, കൊടിത്തൂവ Kotiththoova
- Marathi
- आग्या Aagya, खाजोटी Khajoti
About Bichua
Bichchhoo (Girardinia diversifolia) is an undershrub belonging to the Urticaceae family (Nettle family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, cymose/catkin flower clusters, achene fruit. It is typically found in evergreen, semi-evergreen, deciduous, also in shola forests and waste places. Native to Paleotropics, Indo-Malay, it is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanamar, China, Malaysia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-March. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Bichua belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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