Nilo Butte Ghans / Bicolor Skullcap
Scutellaria discolor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Karnataka, Nagaland & more
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scutellaria discolor
- Genus
- Scutellaria
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and shaded places in forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Karnataka, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilo Butte Ghans itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- निलो भुत्ते घाँस Nilo butte ghans, दाम्पाते Daampaate
About Nilo Butte Ghans
Bicolor Skullcap (Scutellaria discolor) belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Karnataka, Nagaland and 3 other states. It grows in moist and shaded places in forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Nilo Butte Ghans belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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