Ratan Purush / Spade Flower
Hybanthus enneaspermus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hybanthus enneaspermus
- Genus
- Hybanthus
- Family
- Violaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and wastelands
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, Asia & Australia
- Distribution
- Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, China, Hainan, Tropical Australia, New guinea
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Violaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Violaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- रतनपुरुष Ratan purush
- Bengali
- Munbora
- Telugu
- రత్నపురుశ Ratnapurusha
- Kannada
- ಪುರುಷರತ್ನ Purusharathna
- Malayalam
- Orilathamatai, ഒരിലത്താമര
- Marathi
- Rathanparas
About Ratan Purush
Spade Flower (Hybanthus enneaspermus) is a herb belonging to the Violaceae family (Violet Family). It is typically found in dry deciduous forests and wastelands. Native to Tropical Africa, Asia & Australia, it is distributed across Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, China, Hainan, Tropical Australia, New guinea. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Violaceae
Violet Family
Ratan Purush belongs to the Violaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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