Pathar-Phor Buti / Frilly Scaly-Ball
Lepidagathis trinervis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- August-February
How to identify Pathar-Phor Buti
Identify Pathar-Phor Buti 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: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pathar-Phor Buti.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepidagathis trinervis
- Genus
- Lepidagathis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pathar-Phor Buti itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pathar-Phor Buti itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पत्थरफोड़ बूटी pathar-phor buti, सफेद रासना safed rasna
- Kannada
- ಭೂಯಿಚೆಂಡು bhuyichendu
- Marathi
- भुईगेंद bhuigend
About Pathar-Phor Buti
Frilly Scaly-Ball (Lepidagathis trinervis) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Pathar-Phor Buti belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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