Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Scutellaria discolor
Nilo Butte Ghans / Bicolor Skullcap निलो भुत्ते घाँस
Nepali name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Karnataka, Nagaland & more
- Flowering
- September-March
Nilo Butte Ghans in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Nepali | निलो भुत्ते घाँस · दाम्पाते | Nilo butte ghans, Daampaate |
See the original recorded names
- Nepali
- निलो भुत्ते घाँस Nilo butte ghans, दाम्पाते Daampaate
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. China to Trop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist and shaded places in forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Meghalaya →Karnataka →Nagaland →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Nilo Butte Ghans
Identify Nilo Butte Ghans 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: Leaf undersides purple/bicolored.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Karnataka, Nagaland, Manipur and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nilo Butte Ghans.
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
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilo Butte Ghans itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
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.
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