Satmodi / Sticky Blue Rod
Stemodia viscosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- October-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stemodia viscosa
- Genus
- Stemodia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Blue/purplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Satmodi itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Telugu
- Bodasaramamu, Gunta Kaamin
- Marathi
- सातमोडी Satmodi, Nukachuni
About Satmodi
Sticky Blue Rod (Stemodia viscosa) belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka and 3 other states. It grows in marshy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Satmodi belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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