Mitracarpus villosus (Sw.) DC.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Mitracarpus villosus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
  • Common name : Tropical Girdle Pod
  • Vernacular name : Gothia gobi (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : Erect pubescent herb. Stem is angular covered with hairs. Leaves are sessile, ovate-lanceolate and glabrescent. Flowers are small, sessile, white in dense axillary and terminal clusters. Friut is a capsule, circumscissile.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Comments : Common in moist, open places along forest borders, wastelands and human habitations. Sometimes as a weed.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Aakashaganga-Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Visakhapatnam district, Guntur district (Andhra Pradesh State); Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Cuttack district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, 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
  • 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=Mitracarpus villosus. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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