• Family : RUBIACEAE
  (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
• Species : Pavetta tomentosa
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pavetta tomentosa Roxb. ex Sm.
• Vernacular name : Kattapeng, Pengu, Kuku-chalia, Macharanka (Ori.)
• Habit : Shrub
• Flower, Fruit : May-December
• Comments : Common on hills from 600 to 1500 m on slopes and inside sholas.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pacchamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Cuttack district, Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Gandamardhan Hills (BHG) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Himalaya, Indo-China, Nepal, Malay Archipelago
• 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 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; 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=Pavetta tomentosa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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