Patthar-Suva / Patthar Suva
Glossocardia bosvallia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-February
How to identify Patthar-Suva
Identify Patthar-Suva by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Patthar-Suva.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glossocardia bosvallia
- Genus
- Glossocardia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Patthar-Suva itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Patthar-Suva itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Patthar-suva, seri
- Tamil
- parapalanam
- Kannada
- parpataka, kallu suseege, parpaataka
- Marathi
- phattar-suva, seri, patharasuva
About Patthar-Suva
Patthar Suva (Glossocardia bosvallia) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and 5 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Patthar-Suva belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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