Herbarium JCB

Benkara malabarica (Lam.) Tirveng.

Family : RUBIACEAE
(COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
Species : Benkara malabarica
Basionym : Randia malabarica Lam.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Benkara malabarica (Lam.) Tirveng.
Vernacular name : Sanna kaare, Bili kaare mullu (Kan.); Perumadhukarai, Sirukarai (Tam.); Pedalli, Pedda melle (Tel.); Phiriki (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0218
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 26/11/14
Collection Locality : Papavinasanam, Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Mixed forest
Key identification features : Flowers are very fragrant with fruits ripening red.
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : March-December
Native : India
Comments : Common in dry evergreen and scrub forests from 600 to about 1000 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Dharmapuri district, Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Simhachalam Hills, Punyagiri Hills (Visakhapatnam district), East Godavari district, Rampa Hills (West Godavari district), Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Hukitola RF (Koraput district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
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; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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=Benkara malabarica. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.