Herbarium JCB

Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K.Schum.

Family : RUBIACEAE
(COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
Species : Tarenna asiatica
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K.Schum.
Vernacular name : Thaerani (Tam.); Komari, Papidi, Konda papidi, Komi (Tel.); Jajanka, Jojoga (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-166
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
Collection Date : 26/11/2014
Collection Locality : Papavinasanam, Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Mixed forest
Key identification features : A large shrub. Branchlets are greyish-brown, woody. Leaf is coriaceous, oblong-elliptic and often highly variable in size, shape and colour. Flowers are white, fragrant to about 1.5 cm across, in terminal corymbose cymes. Calyx is campanulate, lobes 5, puberulous without. Corolla is salver form with tube being 2 mm, villous within. Berry globose, black, seeds are about 6-8.
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Comments : Occasional on hills up to 1400 m. Less common in scrub jungles.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Gingee Hills (Villupuram district), Teerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malesia
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; 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; 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=Tarenna asiatica. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.