Giant Red Rotala
Rotala macrandra
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-January
How to identify Giant Red Rotala
Identify Giant Red Rotala 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: Deep red leaf coloring.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ordinary oval.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Lythraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Giant Red Rotala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rotala macrandra
- Genus
- Rotala
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas and ponds
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ordinary ovalrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Giant Red Rotala itself; the rest are typical of the Lythraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Giant Red Rotala
Giant Red Rotala (Rotala macrandra) belongs to the Lythraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in marshy areas and ponds. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Giant Red Rotala belongs to the Lythraceae family.
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