Bicchu / Stalked Dischead
Lecanthus peduncularis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lecanthus peduncularis
- Genus
- Lecanthus
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-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
- बिच्छू bicchu
- Bengali
- তোড়া tora
- Marathi
- फूलपगडी phulapagadi
About Bicchu
Stalked Dischead (Lecanthus peduncularis) 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 evergreen and shola forests. It occurs across Paleotropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-November. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Bicchu belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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