Rhynchoglossum scabrum

Rhynchoglossum scabrum Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 140 (1850) (syn: Klugia notoniana var. scabra (Dalzell) C.B.Clarke ; Klugia scabra (Dalzell) Dalzell);
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SW. India as per POWO;


Keys as per link;
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Rhynchoglossum notonianum :  Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors.

Seen this herb at Sudhagad Fort and also en-route Vishalgad Fort.
Bot. name: Rhynchoglossum notonianum
Family: Gesneriaceae


… this is another nice find. Not found commonly.


This plant with blue flowers, without the yellow spot on the lower lip,  is Rhynchoglossum scabrum.

The one with yellow spot on the lower lip is Rhynchoglossum notonianum.


The key to Rhynchoglossum of South India is attached.



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request for identification – flower in silent valley on mossy wet rock:
These small flowers were right next to them – but they do not seem to be the ones with the rounded leaves …

-Yeah very common at my place atleast:):)


This is Rhynchoglossum scabrum as per keys and details at Rhynchoglossum notonianum



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Rhynchoglossum notonianum, Amboli ghat : Attachments (4).  2 posts by 2 authors.
Rhynchoglossum notonianum,
Amboli ghat, Maharashtra
last week (9.12.13)

Thanks for this upload too …, I previously had seen one species of Rhynchoglossum

This is Rhynchoglossum scabrum as per keys and details at Rhynchoglossum notonianum



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Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_30092015 PK2 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Pl see attached two pics of herb for ID.
Flora of Kaiga ID_Please_30092015 PK2
Date/Time-:29/09/2015   –    15:30,
Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild
Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb


Rhynchoglossum notonianum
Family Gesneriaceae


This is Rhynchoglossum scabrum as per keys and details at Rhynchoglossum notonianum



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ANDEC32 Please identify this herb : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)

Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
November 2014


Rhynchoglossum sp (Family: Gesneriaceae)..


Rhynchoglossum notonianum


Thank you … …, the herb in the post titled ‘ANDEC39 Please identify this herb Rhynchoglossum notonianum’ also identified by you seems to differ from the one uploaded in this thread. Can you please take a look?-

Yes, a species of Rhynchoglossum. Not sure about the species.


This is Rhynchoglossum scabrum as per keys and details at Rhynchoglossum notonianum


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in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka- Oct’09?; at the foot of Vishramgad alias Kurdu gad near Nizampur- Mahad- 4th Sept 10; Amboli, Maharahtra- Sept’10;
Requesting id please, uttara kannada 4 – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Rhynchoglossum obliquum. – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Rhynchoglossum notonianum- annual herb – efloraofindia | Google Groups


 


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References:
efi thread  POWO  iNaturalist

Updated on September 14, 2026

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