Dissotis Trailing Melastoma
Heterotis rotundifolia
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Heterotis rotundifolia
- Genus
- Heterotis
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വള്ളി അതിരാണി
About Dissotis Trailing Melastoma
Dissotis Trailing Melastoma (Heterotis rotundifolia) is a climber belonging to the Melastomataceae family (Melastome family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. It is typically found in garden plant. It is native to Tropical Africa. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Dissotis Trailing Melastoma belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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