Ophiorrhiza hispida Hook.f.

 
  • 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) : Ophiorrhiza hispida Hook.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests, rocky slopes or along streams
  • Key identification features : Erect or procumbent herbs; hairs stiff, white, spreading; Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, hispid beneath, stipules large, oblong; Flowers in terminal, capitate cymes, greenish white; bracteoles linear, ciliate, persistent; Capsules hispid.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 626
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ophiorrhiza hispida. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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