About Bichchhoo
Girardinia diversifolia, commonly known as the Himalayan nettle or Nilghiri nettle, is a plant species with a wide native range across southern and eastern Asia (Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, most of China, Korea, the extreme southeast of Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam) and across most of tropical Africa and Madagascar. It grows naturally at elevations between 100 and 2,800 metres (330 and 9,190 feet).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Bichchhoo belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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