✿Lythraceae · Rotala
Giant Red Rotala
Rotala macrandra
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-January
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.
Botanical family
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Giant Red Rotala belongs to the Lythraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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