Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Basionym : Psychotria ophioxyloides Wall.
  • Synonym(s) : Chassalia ambigua (Wight & Arn.) Alston; Chassalia chartacea Craib; Chassalia curviflora var. ellipsoidea Hook.f.; Chassalia curviflora var. longifolia Hook.f.; Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna; Chassalia longifolia (Hook.f.) K.M.Wong; Chassalia lurida (Blume) Miq.; Chassalia obscurinervia Elmer; Chassalia ophioxyloides (Wall.) Craib; Chassalia staintonii (H.Hara) Deb & Mondal; Chassalia virgata Talbot; Ophiorrhiza staintonii H.Hara; Psychotria ambigua Wight & Arn.; Psychotria curviflora Wall.; Psychotria gendarussifolia Blume; Psychotria longifolia Dalzell; Psychotria lurida Blume; Psychotria ophioxyloides Wall.; Uragoga curviflora (Wall.) Kuntze; Uragoga gendarussifolia (Blume) Kuntze; Zwaardekronia lurida (Blume) Korth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kaadu garudapaathala (Kannada)
    • Karutha-amalppori, Yamari, Vellakurinji (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Common in all type of forests, also in the plains; Degraded forests
  • Comments / notes : The plant with the generic name 'Chassalia' is the widely accepted name, however some taxonomists have used 'Chasalia', as a spelling variant.
  • Key identification features : Tall shrubs; Leaves oblanceolate, abruptly acuminate; stipule connate, ovate, membraneous; Flowers in cymes, terminal, panicled, glabrous, subsessile; calyx long, globose, lobes ovate; corolla 8 mm long, curved, lobes ovate, obtuse; stamens 5, included; anthers linear. Ovary 2-celled, ovule one in each cell; style 2-fid at apex. Fruit 6 mm across, globose, glabrous, 2-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-November
  • Collection Locality : From Coorg gate to Makuta, Kodagu district (Photograph)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district, Shivamogga district, Chikkamagaluru district, Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district; All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Based on Photograph by Raja K. Swamy
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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