Fire-flame bush
Woodfordia fruticosa
Also known as Shiramjitea, Woodfordia
ShrubMedicinal
About Fire-flame bush
Woodfordia fruticosa is a species of plant in the family Lythraceae. It is known to the Gujarati people as dhavdi.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Woodfordia fruticosa
- Genus
- Woodfordia
- Family
- LYTHRACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Common on slopes, also in hills
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Japan, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Java, Sumathra, Sunda Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-May
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Dhawai, गुल धावी
- Nepali
- धयँरो Dhayanro, अमर फूल Amar Phool, कलिङ्ग Kalingg
- Tamil
- Velakkai
- Telugu
- Jargi seringi, Godari
- Kannada
- ಆರೆ Aare, ತಾಮ್ರಪುಷ್ಪಿ Taamrapushpi
- Malayalam
- Tatiripuspi, താതിരി
- Marathi
- Dowari, धायटी
Botanical family
Lythraceae
Loosestrife/Henna family
Fire-flame bush belongs to the Lythraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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