Wendlandia thyrsoidea (Roem. & Schult.) Steud.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Wendlandia thyrsoidea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Wendlandia thyrsoidea (Roth) Steud.
  • Vernacular name : Kadamban, Aenaa maram, Thekkili (Tam.)
  • Key identification features : A large shrub or a small tree, up to 6 m tall. Leaves are decussate, rarely ternate, subcoriaceous, elliptic-obovate, acute-cuneate at base with an entire margin, acute, shortly acuminate at apex. Lateral nerves of about 10-12 pairs. Flowers are about 5-merous in terminal, dense panicle, pale-yellow to creamish-white. Capsule is loculicidal, 2-valved.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : February-September
  • Comments : On hills above 800 m, on bare sun-exposed slopes or by forest border.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Kambakkam Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Shevaroy Hills, Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu 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=Wendlandia thyrsoidea. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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