- Family : RUBIACEAE
(Madder Or Coffee Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
- Basionym : Rondeletia asiatica L.
- Synonym(s) : Chomelia asiatica (L.) O.Ktze.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex K.Schum.
- Vernacular name :
- Thaerani (Tamil)
- Komari, Papidi, Konda papidi, Komi (Telugu)
- Jajanka, Jojoga (Oria)
- Kuppipoovu (Malayalam)
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Semi-evergreen, moist deciduous and Shola, also in plains
- Comments / notes : Occasional on hills up to 1400m. Less common in scrub jungles.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy, Arun Singh, K.Sankara Rao; Raja K. Swamy, Noel Sebastian
- Collection Date : 26-11-2014, 24-11-2018
- Collection Nos : HJCB-E-166; HJCB-1780
- Collection Locality : Papavinasanam, Tirumala, Chittoor district (AP); Chinnakanal, Idukki, Kerala
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district, Nellore district, East Godavari district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
- Karnataka : Kolar district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Dharmapuri district, SL, Namakkal district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Dharmapuri district, Villipuram district, Madurai district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Indo-Malesia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- 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
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Herbarium specimen from Chinnakanal, Idukki, Kerala
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Tarenna asiatica. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.
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