Cephalanthus tetrandrus (Roxb.) Ridsdale & Bakh.f.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cephalanthus glabrifolius Hayata; Cephalanthus monas Lour. ex B.A.Gomes; Cephalanthus naucleoides DC.; Cephalanthus occidentalis Lour.; Cephalanthus ratoensis Hayata; Gilipus montanus Raf.; Nauclea tetrandra Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cephalanthus tetrandrus (Roxb.) Ridsdale & Bakh.f.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Small evergreen trees; Leaves opposite or in whorl of 3-4, elliptic to ovate-Ianceolate, pubescent beneath; stipules often glandtipped; Flowers in globose heads, sessile, yellowish, fragrant; Fruits compressed of several 1- seeded cocci.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Assam : Assam
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 597
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cephalanthus tetrandrus. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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