Woodfordia fruticosa

Woodfordia fruticosa is a species of plant in the family Lythraceae. It is known to the Gujarati people as dhavdi.^[2]

Woodfordia fruticosa
Woodfordia fruticosa, illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Lythraceae
Genus:	Woodfordia
Species:	W. fruticosa
Binomial name
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz
Synonyms
Acistoma coccineum Zipp. ex Span. Grislea micropetala Hochst. & Steud. Grislea punctata Buch. Ham. ex Sm. Grislea tomentosa Roxb. Lythrum fruticosum L. Lythrum hunteri DC. Lythrum punctatum Span. Woodfordia floribunda Salisb. Woodfordia tomentosa (Roxb.) Bedd.

Distribution

Woodfordia fruticosa is found in: Tanzania, Madagascar, Comores, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Myanmar, Bhutan, Indonesia, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam.^[3]