Loubuk Leiri / Rosy Rotala
Rotala rosea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Assam & more
- Flowering
- August-February
How to identify Loubuk Leiri
Identify Loubuk Leiri 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: Narrow linear.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lythraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Loubuk Leiri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rotala rosea
- Genus
- Rotala
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along streams and marshy areas in grasslands
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia to New Guinea, Philippines, S. China, Korea, Japan
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Telangana, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow linearrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Loubuk Leiri itself; the rest are typical of the Lythraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Loubuk Leiri itself; the rest are typical of the Lythraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Manipuri
- ꯂꯧꯕꯨꯛ ꯂꯩꯔꯤ Loubuk leiri
About Loubuk Leiri
Rosy Rotala (Rotala rosea) is a herb in the Lythraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Assam and 9 other states. It grows in along streams and marshy areas in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Loubuk Leiri belongs to the Lythraceae family.
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