Biodiversity Research Centre

Mizoram University (Tanhril) Aizawl, P.O Box No. 190

Species Detail

Specimen Name Rhynchotechum ellipticum (Wall. Ex D. Dietr.) A. DC
Category Name Wild Edible Vegetables
Local Name Tiar rep
Flowering Period "September-October Flowers are white or tinged pink"
Habit Erect undershrub with thickened stem
Locality Aizawl
Altitude 100-1800 m
Distribution North-East India
Distribution in Mizoram "Mizoram all districts"
Ecological Status Subtropical biome, shaded streamsides
Taxonomic Status Gesneraceae
IUCN N/A
Socio Economic Uses Leaves cooked as vegetable
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