Phirki / Pinwheel Creeper
Symphorema involucratum
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Symphorema involucratum
- Genus
- Symphorema
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and dry forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- फिरकी Phirki
- Tamil
- பூங்குரங்கு Poongurungu, வக்கணாத்தி Vakkanatti, வெள்ளை மல்லிக்கொடி Vellaimallikkodi
- Telugu
- బుడమర్రి Budamarri, ఇసపరతీగ Esaparatiga, గుబ్బదార Gubbadaara
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟ ತಕ್ಕಾಳಿ Betta Thakkaali, ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ Narambodhalu
- Malayalam
- ഞരമ്പോടൽ Njarambodal, പൂഞാലിപ്പൂ Poonjaalippoo
- Marathi
- भिंगरी Bhingari, भिंगरी
About Phirki
Pinwheel Creeper (Symphorema involucratum) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Verbenaceae family (Verbena/Teak family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple/compound leaves, spike/raceme/cymose flower clusters, drupe fruit. It is typically found in evergreen, semi-evergreen and dry forests. It occurs across Indo-Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-May.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Phirki belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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