✿Asteraceae · Tarlmounia
Parda Bel / Curtain Creeper
Tarlmounia elliptica
outdoor
- Found in India
- Kerala, Delhi, Tamil Nadu & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tarlmounia elliptica
- Genus
- Tarlmounia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Parda Bel itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Parda Bel itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Parda bel पर्दा बेल
About Parda Bel
Curtain Creeper (Tarlmounia elliptica) is a species in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and 7 other states.

Botanical family
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Parda Bel belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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