About Indian Hoppea
Hoppea dichotoma is a plant species in the genus Hoppea. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and introduced into Ethiopia, Senegal and the Philippines. Diffutin is a flavan, a type of flavonoid, found in H. dichotoma.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hoppea dichotoma
- Genus
- Hoppea
- Family
- GENTIANACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Damp places in deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Indian Hoppea belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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