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Deccan Skullcap

Scutellaria wightiana

Herb

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Tamil Nadu
Flowering: July-December

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Scutellaria wightiana
Genus: Scutellaria
Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Shola forests
Habitat type: Forest
Native to: India
Distribution: Peninsular India
Found in India: Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting: July-December
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

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 Deccan Skullcap itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Deccan Skullcap

A member of the Lamiaceae family, Deccan Skullcap (Scutellaria wightiana) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.

Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Deccan Skullcap belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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