Pashanabhed / Aquatic Rotula
Rotula aquatica
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- October-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rotula aquatica
- Genus
- Rotula
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Rocky riverbeds
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Africa, Brazil
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Boraginaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पाषाणभेद pashanabhed
- Tamil
- செப்புநெரிஞ்சி ceppunerinji
- Telugu
- పాషాణభేది pashanabhedi
- Kannada
- ಪಾಷಾಣಭೇದ paashaanabheda
- Malayalam
- kallurvanci, കല്ലൂർവഞ്ചി
- Marathi
- मचिम machim
About Pashanabhed
Aquatic Rotula (Rotula aquatica) is an undershrub belonging to the Boraginaceae family (Borage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, scorpioid cyme flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is typically found in rocky riverbeds. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Africa, Brazil. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-June.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Pashanabhed belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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