IUCN Status
: Least Concern
Author: Sonu kumar
Myself Sonu Kumar and I'm from Bundi. Currently I'm working as a district coordinator kota at BRDS society India. I have always been a devout admirer of nature and I would be happy to share more information about the plant wealth around me through this platform. #AStudentofnature #Teamefloraofrajasthan 🌿🌱🐛🦋🔍 Insta page: https://www.instagram.com/eflora_of_rajasthan/
- Helicteres baruensis var. ovata DC.
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A gregarious woody shrub. Leaves are simple, elliptic-obovate, obliquely cordate at base, crenate serrate in margin and palmately 3-5 ribbed. Flowers are axillary cymes. Sepals are brown, hairy and 2 lipped. Petals red turning grey with age and reflexed. Fruit is spiraly twisted.
The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan) to Tropical Asia. It is a shrub or small tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical regions.
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PC: Praveen Kumar Singh
Flowering twig -
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A Open flower -
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Unripe fruit
Very informative bhaiya 👍
Thank you Ravi