Kaalo Bheree / Violet Skullcap
Scutellaria violacea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scutellaria violacea
- Genus
- Scutellaria
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Margins of Evergreen forests and grasslands. Also on the floor of sholas
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Nepal
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- कालो भेरी Kaalo Bheree
- Tamil
- நோவு பச்சிலை Novu Pacchilai
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುತುಳಸಿ Kaadutulasi
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുതുളസി Kaattuthulasi
About Kaalo Bheree
Violet Skullcap (Scutellaria violacea) is a herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Mint/Sage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, verticillaster (whorled cymes) flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is typically found in margins of evergreen forests and grasslands. also on the floor of sholas. It is native to India. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Kaalo Bheree belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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