Paederia foetida L.

 
  • 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) : Paederia foetida L.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gandhali, Parasaruni (Hindi)
    • Savirela (Telugu)
    • Gandhali, Prasaruni (Oria)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Habitat : Hills of mixed forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional
  • Key identification features : Leaves when crushed emit a foul/ foetid smell.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Angul district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Himalayas
  • World Distribution : India incl. Andaman & Nicobar, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo
  • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Paederia foetida. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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