Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Isodon coetsa
Chhichhri / Blue Isodon छिछरी
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Sikkim & more
- Flowering
- October-March
Chhichhri in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | छिछरी | Bangra, Chhichhri |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- Bangra, छिछरी Chhichhri
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Grasslands
- Explore nearby plants
- Uttarakhand →Meghalaya →Sikkim →
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How to identify Chhichhri
Identify Chhichhri by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chhichhri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Isodon coetsa
- Genus
- Isodon
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India, China
- Distribution
- South Asia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chhichhri itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chhichhri itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chhichhri
Blue Isodon (Isodon coetsa) belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Sikkim and 8 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Chhichhri belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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