Rhynchotechum permolle
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- August-March
How to identify Rhynchotechum permolle
Identify Rhynchotechum permolle by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Softly woolly leaves.
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Gesneriaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rhynchotechum permolle.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhynchotechum permolle
- Genus
- Rhynchotechum
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rhynchotechum permolle itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rhynchotechum permolle itself; the rest are typical of the Gesneriaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rhynchotechum permolle
A member of the Gesneriaceae family, Rhynchotechum permolle is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Gesneriaceae
Gesneria Family
Rhynchotechum permolle belongs to the Gesneriaceae family.
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