About Benkara malabarica
Benkara malabarica is a shrub found in India and Sri Lanka. Simple or branched thorns are seen on the stem. The leaves are simple, opposite, and decussate. It has creamy white flowers, and the fruit is a berry containing multiple seeds.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Benkara malabarica
- Genus
- Benkara
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous and scrub forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Benkara malabarica belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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