Hedyotis diffusa Willd.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Hedyotis diffusa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Oldenlandia diffusa (Willd.) Roxb.
  • Common name : Snake-needle Grass, Spreading Hedyotis
  • Vernacular name : Bongam joi (Ori.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Indian sub-continent
  • Comments : Occasional on hills from 1000 to 1500 m by perennially moist places.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district), Maredumili Hills (East Godavari district), Srikakulam district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Tropical & Sub-Tropical East Asia, China, Japan, Malayasia, Philippines
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Hedyotis diffusa. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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