✿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, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Odisha, Tripura, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Daman & Diu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- বাসন্তী
- Malayalam
- ചെരവത്താലി
About Sundrops
Sundrops (Turnera ulmifolia) is a herb in the Turneraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 16 other states. It is grown as Garden plant. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Turneraceae
Turnera Family
Sundrops belongs to the Turneraceae family.
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