Lasianthus wallichii Wight

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Lasianthus bordenii Elmer ex Merr.; Lasianthus brachyphyllus K.Schum.; Lasianthus copelandii Elmer; Lasianthus densifolius Miq.; Lasianthus plagiophyllus Hance; Lasianthus setosus Craib; Lasianthus thorelii Pit.; Lasianthus tonkinensis (Drake) Pit.; Lasianthus wallichii Wight; Lasianthus wallichii var. glabriusculus Deb & M.G.Gangop.; Lasianthus wallichii var. hispidocostatus H.Zhu; Lasianthus wallichii subsp. plagiophyllus (Hance) C.Y.Wu & H.Zhu; Lasianthus wallichii var. setosus (Craib) C.Y.Wu & H.Zhu; Mephitidia inaequalis Zoll. ex Miq.; Mephitidia plagiophylla (Hance) Nakai; Mephitidia tonkinensis Drake; Mephitidia wallichii Wight & Arn.; Nonatelia densifolia (Miq.) Kuntze; Nonatelia hispida Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lasianthus attenuatus var. attenuatus
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Shrubs up to 2 m high; branches villous; Leaves elliptic or lanceolate, glabrous above, hairy beneath; Flowers in axillary, sessile fascicles, white or purplish; Berries globose, blue.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- August
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Island, India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, 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 : 614
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lasianthus wallichii. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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