Psilanthus wightianus (Wight & Arn.) J. Leroy

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Psilanthus wightianus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Coffea wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Vernacular name : Vaedan, Uppulaathi (Tam.)
  • Key identification features : Shrubs with spinescent branches and branchlets. Leaves are elliptic to ovate, broad with interpetiolar stipules. Flowers are solitary or in cymes, white. Corolla is lobed, twisted, elliptic-oblong, Style is bifid at apex and linear.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : January-July
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Comments : Occasional in plains of scrub jungles and dry lands to 400 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Arimalam Forest (Puddukottai district), Woddapatti R.F. (Salem district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Nellore district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; 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=Psilanthus wightianus. Downloaded on 28 September 2024.

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