Hedyotis puberula (G. Don) Arn.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Hedyotis puberula
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Oldenlandia umbellata L.
  • Common name : Dye Root, Chay Root
  • Vernacular name : Chirval (Hin.); Saayavaer (Tam.); Cheriveru (Tel.); Surbuli (Ori.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Comments : Occasional weed of waste lands, road sides, sandy places and open forests. Source of a red dye, which is obtained from a mature plant.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Puri district, Balasore district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; 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=Hedyotis puberula. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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