Woodfordia fruticosa
Fire Flame Bush, Shiranji Tea
Other regional names: Woodfordia
- Woodfordia
Also known as: Acistoma coccineum Zipp. ex Span. +10 more
- Acistoma coccineum Zipp. ex Span.
- Grislea punctata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
- Grislea tomentosa Roxb.
- Lythrum fruticosum L.
- Lythrum hunteri DC.
- Lythrum punctatum Span.
- Woodfordia floribunda Salisb.
- Woodfordia fruticosa f. genuina Kurz ex Koehne
- Woodfordia fruticosa var. punctata (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) Koehne
- Woodfordia fruticosa var. punctata Blume
- Woodfordia tomentosa Bedd.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lythraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Woodfordia fruticosa (commonly known as Fire-Flame-Bush or Shiranji-tea) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Lythraceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya