✿Aristolochiaceae · Thottea
Chakranike / Chakrani
Thottea siliquosa
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thottea siliquosa
- Genus
- Thottea
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Aristolochiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಚಕ್ರಾಣಿಕ Chakraanika, ಚಕ್ರಾಣಿಕೆ Chakranike, ನೀರುವಾಟೆ Neeru vaate
- Malayalam
- Alpam, അൽപ്പം
- Marathi
- Chakrani
About Chakranike
Chakrani (Thottea siliquosa) is a shrub belonging to the Aristolochiaceae family (Birthwort Family). It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Aristolochiaceae
Birthwort Family
Chakranike belongs to the Aristolochiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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