• Family : RUBIACEAE
  (Madder Or Coffee Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : RUBIACEAE
• Synonym(s) : Thecagonum ovatifolium (Cav.) Babu
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Oldenlandia ovatifolia (Cav.) DC.
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Moist deciduous forests
• Flower, Fruit : September-February
• Collection Nos : KFP 14677
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, West Godavari district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district
  • Karnataka : Mysuru district, Uttara Kannada district
  • Odisha : Ganjam district
• World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Java
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; 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; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hedyotis ovatifolia. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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