Psychotria congesta (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Basionym : Grumilea congesta Wight & Arn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Psychotria nilgiriensis Deb & M.G.Gangop.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pavadakkambu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Flower, Fruit : May-January
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Locality : Palani Hills, Dindigul district (TN)
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Data Deficient (DD)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1
    • 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=Psychotria congesta. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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