✿Lamiaceae · Isodon
Chhichhri / Blue Isodon
Isodon coetsa
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Sikkim & more
- Flowering
- October-March
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
- Arrangement
- Opposite
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chhichhri itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Bangra, छिछरी Chhichhri
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.
Botanical family
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Chhichhri belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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