Herbarium JCB

Pavetta tomentosa Roxb. ex J. E. Sm.

Family : RUBIACEAE
(Madder Or Coffee Family)
Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : RUBIACEAE
Synonym(s) : Pavetta indica var. tomentosa (Roxb. ex Sm.) Hook.f.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pavetta tomentosa Roxb. ex Sm.
Vernacular name : Kattapeng, Pengu, Kuku-chalia, Macharanka (Oria); Therani (Tamil)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Semi-Evergreen forests and also in the plains
Comments / notes : Occasional in hills from 600 to 1500m, on slopes and inside sholas.
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Kurnool district,
- Karnataka : Hassan district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Bargarh district, Dhenkanal district
- Tamil Nadu : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Salem district, Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tiruchirapalli district
Native : Indo-Himalaya
World Distribution : India, Malay-Archipelago, Indo-China, Nepal
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; 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; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
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=Pavetta tomentosa. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.