Hedyotis herbacea L.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Hedyotis herbacea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Oldenlandia herbacea (L.) Roxb.
  • Common name : Cluster Flower Mille Grains, Wild Coriander
  • Vernacular name : Paaper-bhed (Hin.); Kattukotthamalli (Tam.); Chaayaparpatika (San.)
  • Key identification features : An erect much-branched herb. Leaves are simple, opposite, entire and linear. Flowers are tiny, solitary in leaf axils. Corolla tube slender and funnel-shaped. Fruit is a capsule.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : June-December
  • Comments : On hills up to 1500 m. Gregarious in shallow soil and exposed rocks.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, South Africa, Asia
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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 herbacea. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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