Benkara malabarica
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- February-November
How to identify Benkara malabarica
Identify Benkara malabarica by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Benkara malabarica.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Benkara malabarica
- Genus
- Benkara
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous and scrub forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are simple, opposite, and decussate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple, opposite, and decussate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Benkara malabarica itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Benkara malabarica itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Benkara malabarica
Benkara malabarica is a shrub in the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and 4 other states. It grows in deciduous and scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to November.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Benkara malabarica belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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