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
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The stalks of the leaves are as long as 1.5 cm (0.59 in), pilose, and pink.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dissotis Trailing Melastoma itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dissotis Trailing Melastoma itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വള്ളി അതിരാണി
About Dissotis Trailing Melastoma
A member of the Melastomataceae family, Dissotis Trailing Melastoma (Heterotis rotundifolia) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. It grows in garden plant. 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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