Canthium glabrum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram
- Flowering
- July-January
How to identify Canthium glabrum
Identify Canthium glabrum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Canthium glabrum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Canthium glabrum
- Genus
- Canthium
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India incl. Andamans, Myanmar, Singapur, Java
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Canthium glabrum 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 Canthium glabrum itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Canthium glabrum
Canthium glabrum belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Canthium glabrum belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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