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South-Indian Corn-Cockle

Argostemma courtallense

HerbMedicinal
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka
Flowering
July-September

How to identify South-Indian Corn-Cockle

Identify South-Indian Corn-Cockle by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a herb habit.
  • Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
  • Confirm flower colour: White.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-September.
  • In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
  • Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is South-Indian Corn-Cockle.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Argostemma courtallense
Genus
Argostemma
Family
Rubiaceae
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India
Found in India
Karnataka
Flowering & fruiting
July-September
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for South-Indian Corn-Cockle itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Berry

Characters marked “recorded” are for South-Indian Corn-Cockle itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About South-Indian Corn-Cockle

South-Indian Corn-Cockle (Argostemma courtallense) belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to September.

Illustration representing the Rubiaceae family
Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

South-Indian Corn-Cockle belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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