Kallu Thaali / East Indian Klugia
Rhynchoglossum notonianum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-December
How to identify Kallu Thaali
Identify Kallu Thaali 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Gesneriaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kallu Thaali.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchoglossum notonianum
- Genus
- Rhynchoglossum
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist shady areas in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.“The bases of the leaves are unequally heart-shaped.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The leaves are alternately arranged, stalked, and either entire or slightly serrated along the margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kallu Thaali itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kallu Thaali itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കല്ലു താളി Kallu Thaali, കിളനീലി Kilaneeli, കിളനീലി
- Marathi
- नील
About Kallu Thaali
East Indian Klugia (Rhynchoglossum notonianum) is a herb in the Gesneriaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and 4 other states. It grows in moist shady areas in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Gesneriaceae
Gesneria Family
Kallu Thaali belongs to the Gesneriaceae family.
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