✿Turneraceae · Turnera
Sundrops
Turnera ulmifolia
Also known as Yellow Alder
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Turnera ulmifolia
- Genus
- Turnera
- Family
- Turneraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- West Indies
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most tropics of the world
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- বাসন্তী
- Malayalam
- ചെരവത്താലി
About Sundrops
Sundrops (Turnera ulmifolia) is a herb belonging to the Turneraceae family (Turnera Family). It is typically found in grown as garden plant. Native to West Indies, it is distributed across Cultivated in most tropics of the world. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Turneraceae
Turnera Family
Sundrops belongs to the Turneraceae family.
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