Hedyotis merguensis 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) : Hedyotis coronaria (Kurz) Craib; Scleromitrion coronarium Kurz; Hedyotis connata Hook.f.; Hedyotis coronata Wall. ex Hook.f.; Hedyotis merguensis Hook.f. ex R.Dutta & Deb; Oldenlandia connata (Hook.f.) K.Schum.; Oldenlandia coronata (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Oldenlandia coronata var. glabrescens Pierre ex Pit.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Involucrella coronaria (Kurz) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Decumbent herbs, base woody; branches quadrangular, pubescent; Leaves oblong or linear oblong, apex acute; nerves puberulous beneath; stipules connate with recurved bristles; Flowers in terminal, capitate, sessile cymes surrounded by stipular bracteoles and by base of upper leaves; calyx 4-lobed; lobes lanceolate, apex acute, margins ciliate; corolla blue, tubular, 4-lobed; tube long, wide and hairy above; lobes with 3-5 spinous appendages on dorsal side; stamens 4, included; ovary 2-celled; ovules numerous; stigma bifid; Capsules ellipsoid; seeds angular.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- September
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Aizawal, Chandrapur reserve, Bualpui-Vawnabuk
  • Native : Andaman Islands, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 691-692
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hedyotis merguensis. Downloaded on 7 November 2024.

India Distribution

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