Boater Bush
Waltheria indica
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Waltheria indica
- Genus
- Waltheria
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Boater Bush
Boater Bush (Waltheria indica) is an undershrub belonging to the Sterculiaceae family (Cacao/Cola family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, follicle/capsule/samara fruit. It is native to Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Boater Bush belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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