Common Sopubia
Parasopubia delphiniifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify Common Sopubia
Identify Common Sopubia 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Finely divided leaves resembling delphinium.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Common Sopubia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Parasopubia delphiniifolia
- Genus
- Parasopubia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands, laterite hillocks and moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Blue/purplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Sopubia itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- दुधाली
About Common Sopubia
Common Sopubia (Parasopubia delphiniifolia) belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and 7 other states. It grows in grasslands, laterite hillocks and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Common Sopubia belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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