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Holmskioldia sanguinea

Syn. Holmskioldia rubra

IUCN Red List Least Concern (LC)

Local name

  • Chinese hat (English)
  • Kapni (Hindi)
  • Kode hoo (Kannada)

Shrub type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Lamiaceae
3m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Holmskioldia sanguinea bark

Bark

Smooth, dark brown or grey bark that peels in narrow strips; features slender, acutely four-angled (quadrangular) young branches.

Holmskioldia sanguinea leaves

Leaves

Mid-green, ovate-elliptic, chartaceous leaves (4–11 cm long) arranged oppositely with crenate-serrate edges and gland-dotted undersides.

Holmskioldia sanguinea flower

Flower

Narrow orange-scarlet trumpet tubes backed by broad, highly conspicuous, saucer-shaped crimson or orange-red sepals.

Holmskioldia sanguinea fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Small, obovoid, 4-lobed drupes encapsulated within the persistent, papery flower calyx, breaking open to release four small seeds.

Holmskioldia sanguinea

Did you know?

The genus Holmskioldia honours Danish physician and botanist Johan Theodor Holmskiold while the species name sanguinea means “blood-red” in Latin referring to its vivid flowers.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Himalaya to Myanmar, Bangladesh, Cuba, Mexico, Philippines, Sri Lanka