Bichata / Hawaii Woodnettle
Laportea interrupta
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Laportea interrupta
- Genus
- Laportea
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Africa, Abyssinia, Sri lanka, India, Japan, China through Southeast Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Urticaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Urticaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिछाता bichata, बिछुआ bichua, बिछुटी bichuti
- Bengali
- লাল-বিছুটি lal-bichuti, লাল-বিছুটি
- Tamil
- பெருங்காஞ்சொறி peru-n-kanchori
- Kannada
- ಪಂಚರಂಗಿ pancharangi
- Malayalam
- ആനക്കൊടിത്തൂവ aanakkodithoova, ചൊറിയണം choriyanam, കുപ്പത്തൂവ kuppathoova
- Marathi
- आग्या aagya
About Bichata
Hawaii Woodnettle (Laportea interrupta) is a herb belonging to the Urticaceae family (Nettle family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, cymose/catkin flower clusters, achene fruit. It is typically found in degraded deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Africa, Abyssinia, Sri lanka, India, Japan, China through Southeast Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-November. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Bichata belongs to the Urticaceae family.
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