Rubia cordifolia Deb & Malick

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rubia hispidicaulis D.G.Long
  • Habit : Climbing herb
  • Habitat : Climbing over shrubs and rocks at margins of evergreen oak and broad-leaved forests, 1950 - 3050 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Stem with a mixture of decurved prickles and dense spreading hispid hairs
  • Flower, Fruit : June-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 146
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 825
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rubia cordifolia f. strigosa. Downloaded on 8 November 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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