Cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat & more
How to identify Cenizo
Identify Cenizo by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Silvery-grey leaves, drought-hardy ornamental (cenizo).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Solitary.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cenizo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucophyllum frutescens
- Genus
- Leucophyllum
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- SolitaryrecordedA single flower borne alone, not in a cluster.“The solitary axillary flowers are bell- or funnel-shaped, with five lobes and two lips.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cenizo itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cenizo
Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) is a species in the Scrophulariaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and 4 other states.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Cenizo belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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