Lasianthus longicaudus Hook.f.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Lasianthus longicaudus Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 190 (1880); Litosanthes longicauda (Hook.f.) Deb & M.G.Gangop., Candollea 44: 218 (1989); Nonatelia longicauda (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 291 (1891); Lasianthus pseudojaponicus Masam.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lasianthus japonicus subsp. longicaudus (Hook.f.) C.Y.Wu & H.Zhu
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Comments / notes : Fruit extract is used as gum for praying birds.
  • Key identification features : Bushy shrubs, 3-4 m high; Leaves lanceolate, long caudate-acuminate, glabrous; Flowers in axillary, short peduncled cymes, white or bluish white; Fruits globose, blue violet on ripening.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- January
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit, Subansiri
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Laos, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 613
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lasianthus longicaudus. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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