Tutari
Rhamphicarpa longiflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Tutari
Identify Tutari 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: Long slender flower tube.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tutari.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhamphicarpa longiflora
- Genus
- Rhamphicarpa
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Lateritic plateaus and marshy areas
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India, Sudan
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- 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
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tutari itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- तुतारी Tutari
About Tutari
Tutari (Rhamphicarpa longiflora) belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in lateritic plateaus and marshy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Tutari belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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