Herbarium JCB

Rubia cordifolia L.

Family : RUBIACEAE
(COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
Species : Rubia cordifolia
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rubia cordifolia L.
Common name : Indian Madder
Vernacular name : Manjeet, Majit (Hin.); Manjusta, Chitravalli, Somalate, Siragatti (Kan.); Manjeeti, Sayakodi, Pacchai muruli (Tam.); Mandesti, Iratiga, Tamara valli, Mangala katta, Chiranji, Manjestateega, Manjista tige, Manderti (Tel.); Rango chireta, Kuramadu, Manjisttha (Ori.)
Key identification features : A small gregarious climbing herb. Leaf whorled, dark-green, ovate-elliptic, acuminate at apex, cordate at base, nerves are prominent. Flowers are small, greenish-white in axillary amd terminal lax dichasial cymes. Fruit is a berry, globose, purplish-black.
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : August-February
Native : Paleotropics
Comments : Common on hills above 800 m on thickets.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivagangai district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Bison Hills (East Godavari district), Gudem Valley (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Africa, Siberia, Mangolia, China, Japan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Indo-China, Vietnam, Malesia, South-Eastern Europe
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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=Rubia cordifolia. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.