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Carvia callosa

Carvia callosa

On the Rajasthan Board's rare and threatened plants list
Carvia callosa (Carvia callosa)

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Scientific name
Carvia callosa
Family
Acanthaceae, order Lamiales
Group
Plant

A shrub with curious flower and fruit clusters.

  • Spot it Pale green clustered flower heads along the stems.
  • Home Southern hills.
  • Food web Bees visit the flowers.
  • Why it matters Adds food and cover on hill slopes.
Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanThe Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board lists it among the rare, endangered and threatened plants of Rajasthan, for southern Rajasthan.[2]
  • RajasthanThe Board describes it as a shrub of the Acanthaceae family.[2]

Sources

  1. Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board. List of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Plants of Rajasthan (55 plants) (government). Official list, published as a PDF.
  2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
  3. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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