Hedyotis biflora (L.) Lam.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Thecagonum biflorum (L.) Babu; Hedyotis biflora (L.) R.Br.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Weed in the plains
  • Comments / notes : In plains and along water courses of low-lying areas.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-May
  • Collection Nos : KFP 13278
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, East Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Alappuzha district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Koraput district, Cuttack district, Puri district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hedyotis biflora. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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