Crab's Eye
Sphenoclea zeylanica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, West Bengal, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-May
How to identify Crab's Eye
Identify Crab's Eye 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.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Sphenocleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Crab's Eye.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sphenoclea zeylanica
- Genus
- Sphenoclea
- Family
- Sphenocleaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Central Asia, Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, South-east China to Myanmar, Malaysia, Taiwan
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Tripura, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പൊങ്ങത്തി
About Crab's Eye
Crab's eye (Sphenoclea zeylanica) belongs to the Sphenocleaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Maharashtra and 8 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Sphenocleaceae
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Crab's Eye belongs to the Sphenocleaceae family.
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