✿Rubiaceae · Canthium
Canthium rheedei
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala
- Flowering
- March-October
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Canthium rheedei 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 rheedei itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Canthium rheedei
Canthium rheedei is a shrub in the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests and sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from March to October.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Canthium rheedei belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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