Showla / Mountain Wendlandia
Wendlandia thyrsoidea
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- December-September
How to identify Showla
Identify Showla by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Showla.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Showla itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Showla itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Kadamban
- Malayalam
- Vellathalachedi, Pekanarakam, പേകനാരകം
- Marathi
- Showla, Pervi, पेरवी
About Showla
Mountain Wendlandia (Wendlandia thyrsoidea) belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and 1 other states. It grows in grasslands and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to September.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Showla belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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