Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 40(2): 56 56 1871. (Syn. Lythrum fruticosum L.; Lythrum hunteri DC.; Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.; Woodfordia fruticosa f. genuina Kurz ex Koehne; Woodfordia tomentosa Bedd.); Fire Flame Bush, Red Bell Bush • Hindi: Dhawai • Marathi: Dowari • Tamil: Velakkai • Malayalam: Tatiripuspi • Telugu: Jargi seringi, Godari • Kannada: Tamrapuspi • Oriya: Dhobo • Konkani: Dhauri • Urdu: Jetiko • Gujarati: Dhawani • Sanskrit: Parvati, Bahupuspika; This flowering shrub attracts a number of small birds like Iora, sunbird ...; birds love to eat the red berries of this...; flowers are used for extracting red coloured dye ! ; I heard that it's preparation is used to cure dysentery and diarrhoea.; in my study area this is used in treatment of gynecological disorders.; its an important Ayurvedic medicinal plant...;
ID Confirmation: Woodfordia fruticosa from Uttarakhand: 15JUL2017 SS-1 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6) A few pictures of Woodfordia fruticosa. Family: Lythraceae Pictures taken from near Amola, Uttarakhand during April 2017. These were some quick snaps from the road side. Please confirm the id. Your ID is correct. Also check this link http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fire%20Flame%20Bush.html ID confirmed.
Requesting ID of this spreading bush 3-5’ ht, Photo taken on 9 Aug15 at Nashik, Maharashtra. It's Woodfordia fruticosa
Hope this is a relevant post on this group showing the Bird-Plant relationship with Ref. to pollination..... Common Name : Oriental White-eye Scientific name: Zosterops palpebrosus Status in the Region: Very Common throughout its range. Place: Mohan / Kumeria, Near Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal, India. Date: March 27, 2009 Equipment: Canon 40 D with Canon 100-400 mm IS lens Notes: Caught Red-Headed ….. this Oriental White-eye is amongst the many small nectar feeding birds that are often mistaken for some new plumage variant species by birders who come across such birds with orange / red coloured forehead. Some species of smart flowering plants like this Woodfordia fruticosa (also called Fire-flame Bush) has perfectly mastered the art of bird pollination, by luring birds to feed on nectar in such a way that ensures the dusting of pollens on the forehead. Here is a good example of how it accomplishes this mission. Oriental white-eyes are one amongst the over 70 species of White-eye's found in the world. They are known to be largely responsible for cross-pollinating a wide variety of flowers due to their short & fine beak. Here is a good article on pollination by this method http://www.backyardnature.net/fl_polln.htm For more information on this species.....click below. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_White-eye http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosteropidae http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/JFO/v067n03/p0358-p0359.pdf Great finding ...! Should help a lot of bewildered/excited birders the next time they see this beauty! From my records over the last few years, Woodfordia fruiticosa flowers like clockwork [at my farm at Shahapur] only in March every year. This year it flowered in the first week of February and is flowering even today. It is a favourite of many birds. Sending a few photographs [the last three are taken by my friend Jayesh Timbadia]. Nice to have a farm habitat with such flowering plants and trees and successfully be able to attract such lovely and rare birds. The presence of Yellow eyed babbler, oriental white eye makes me visualize your farm to be quite dense, natural rich in flora and fauna. I will contact you when I have my dream eco-farm adjacent to forest streams covered by well wooded & indigenous trees :)
Family Lythraceae
((This flowering shrub attracts a number of small birds like Iora, sunbird.., Hope the ID is correct..,) Sinhaghad, Pune Photodate: 05 Feb 2001 - It is a common plant in Western ghats. The colour of the flowers is very attractive and bright. I have seen many birds esp in Sinhgad valley thronging on this bloomed shrub. Recently I observed many shrubs flowering profusely on Vasai fort near Mumbai.
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Ludhiana, punjab Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub Height/Length- about 8 feet
Pls validate wonderful flowers... its an important Ayurvedic medicinal plant... flowers used manily... DHATAKI...is sanskrit name... among others... Yes it is Woodfordia fruticosa Lythraceae
This is Woodfordia fruticosa of Lythraceae. Its a shrub and the leaves are simple (not compound) and opposite. I appreciate your observations of such subtle features... Yes, Woodfordia fruticosa, birds love to eat the red berries of this... Some of my photographs of this are available at these links Very good observation. Woodfordia fruticosa धायटी
I had never paid this close attention to the bases of the leaves, always get lost in the flowers thanks for show us the leaf attachments... very important feature...
Woodfordia fruticosa from Maihar MP shot from the wall of an ancient Village near Maa Sharda Shrine entry Yes Sir locally in Kumaon known as Dhaula and flowers are used for extracting red coloured dye !
Name: Woodfordia fruticosa Family: Lythraceae Habit: Shrub Habitat: Wild, dry deciduous forests Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Odisha Beautiful closeup shots Nice photographs of Woodfordia fruticosa. I think this plant has got lot of medicinal value. I heard that it's preparation is used to cure dysentery and diarrhoea. yes sir this is one such plant whose all parts are used in formulation of traditional medicine. in my study area this is used in treatment of gynecological disorders.
My previous post of this is available at this link Sending a few photographs, The same is happening in Kerala as well. Some of our study species (Syzygium spp.) are flowering much early whereas, in some other species including few orchids I recorded late flowering. I am not sure why it happens so. very nice pics.. flowers locally called "dhai phool " I think... at least that's how it sounded to me... a very important herb for making various arishtas of Ayurvedic medicine ... the flowers added to the mix, help in spontaneous fermentation process of these arishtas, and hence highly valued ... in addition to its own astringent and hepato-protective effects.... Many thanks ... for complement. yes you are absolutely right. This is a very important medicinal plant in many traditional drug formulation.
woodfordia fructicosa yesterday (17.3.13) at elephanta caves yes it is. The dry flower consists of a kind of yeast good for fermenting ayurvedic formulations Woodfordia fruticosa (L) Kurz (Lythraceae) is a common shrub in mid hills of Uttarakhand. The flowers produce copious nectar and in childhood we sucked it by delicately plucking flowers in the morning... I still remember the sweetness. In addition, since the stems of the shrub are straight, we used them for making stumps in the cricket. Thank you for sharing and reminding the days of childhood!
Pic of Dahyti, taken at amby valley rd., lonavala, pune in march 13 Affirmative. This is Woodfordia fruiticosa, though flowering rather late in the year. Please check these links: This is an important medicinal plant in Ayurveda called "Dhataki". Flowers in early morning are full of sweet nectar.
Woodfordia fruticosa ABAPR01/20 : 3 posts by 2 authors. On the same drive there were these bright red bushes leaping like tongues of fire from the slopes. When I checked ... blog, I found it was indeed called the Fire Flame Bush. Here it is for your review. Woodfordia fruticosa (Fire Flame Bush) Dharamshala, HP 1500m approx. 13 April 2015 Yes, this is rightly analysed...
Tree for ID-PC-11-07.10.2015 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)- 2 MB each. please identify the tree from Uttarakhand. Looks like Woodfordia fruticosa to me. I think Woodfordia fruticosa
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz (accepted name) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Location: Chhaimale, Nepal Date : 5 April 2014Altitude : 5200 ft. Nepali Name: रस धयेंरो Ras Dhayenro Location: Pharping, Nepal Date : 20 March, 2017Altitude : 4800 ft. Attachments (6) Superb images, … Fwd: Request for identification (mixed thread): Attachments (2)- 1 Mb and 5 Mb. Arunachal Pradesh 28. 3. 18 1600m amsl Woodfordia sp. May be fruticosa. Yes it seems fine with Woodfordia fructicosa.
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)- around 300 kb each. Location: Godawari, Nepal Date: 18 April 2018 Altitude: 5000 ft. Habit: Wild Nepali Names : धयँरो Dhayanro / अमर फूल Amar Phool / कलिङ्ग Kalingg
Shrub Id from Bangladesh_SM_1405 : 7 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (1) Habitat: Hill slope Location: Sangu Matamuri Wildlife Sanctuary, Bandarban Flowering: February Picture taken: February, 2019 To me look close to Woodfordia fruticosa Yes. It looks like Woodfordia fruticosa. Woodfordia fruticosa only.
Wild Shrub for ID : Lonavala : 06JUL19 : AK-15 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Wild shrub seen at Karla, Lonavala in the third week of June. No flowers when the pictures were taken. These shrubs were quite common in the area. Woodfordia fruticosa Lythraceae Thanks for the id. I remember to have seen the flowers earlier.
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