Kapni / Chinese Hat Plant
Holmskioldia sanguinea
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Assam & more
How to identify Kapni
Identify Kapni by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Saucer/hat-shaped calyx (Chinese hat plant).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Verbenaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kapni.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Holmskioldia sanguinea
- Genus
- Holmskioldia
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Tripura, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Delhi, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kapni itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kapni itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कपनी Kapni
- Kannada
- ಕೊಡೆಹೂ Kode hoo
- Manipuri
- ꯈꯔꯝꯂꯩ ꯊꯣꯡ Kharamleithong
- Nepali
- झुले फूल Jhule Phool, घण्टि फूल Ghanti Phool, अपुतो Aputo
About Kapni
Chinese Hat Plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea) is a species in the Verbenaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Assam and 18 other states.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Kapni belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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