Ishe / Leathery Premna
Premna coriacea
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-June
How to identify Ishe
Identify Ishe by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Leathery leaves.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Verbenaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ishe.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Premna coriacea
- Genus
- Premna
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ishe itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ishe itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಇಷೆ Ishe, ಚಾಂಖಾರಿ Chaankhaari, ಜರಂಗಿಬಳ್ಳಿ Jarangi balli
- Marathi
- चम्बरवेल Chambarvel, Chambarti, Rawan
About Ishe
A member of the Verbenaceae family, Leathery Premna (Premna coriacea) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh and 2 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to June.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Ishe belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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