Neanotis montholonii (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Neanotis montholonii
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Neanotis montholonii (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : An erect herb. Stem and branches are hispid. Leaves are ovate. Flowers are purple, in terminal and axillary peduncled cymes. Capsules are clustered subsessile, didymous, broader than long, 2-celled, 1 - 3- seeded.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Comments : Rare in hills of northern Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : 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=Neanotis montholonii. Downloaded on 31 October 2025.

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