✿Linaceae · Reinwardtia
Basanti / Yellow Flax
Reinwardtia indica
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- October-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Reinwardtia indica
- Genus
- Reinwardtia
- Family
- Linaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- On hill tops
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, W. China, W. Pakistan
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Linaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बसंती Basanti
- Nepali
- प्याउली Pyauli
- Telugu
- Verriyaadala
About Basanti
Yellow Flax (Reinwardtia indica) is a shrub belonging to the Linaceae family (Flax Family). It is typically found in on hill tops. It occurs across India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, W. China, W. Pakistan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-March.
Botanical family
Linaceae
Flax Family
Basanti belongs to the Linaceae family.
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