Lasianthus dichotomus Wight

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Litosanthes dichotoma (Wight) Deb & M.G.Gangop.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lasianthus dichotomus Wight
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : Theni district
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Endangered (EN)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Ravichandran, V. 2016. Taxonomic and Phytogeographical investigation on endemic plants of Western Ghats with special reference to Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu (Ph.D. thesis work)
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lasianthus dichotomus. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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