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Canthium travancoricum

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Flowering: March-August

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Canthium travancoricum
Genus: Canthium
Family: Rubiaceae
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Rocky areas of semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
Habitat type: Forest, Rocky
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Flowering & fruiting: March-August

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Radial
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Berry

Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Canthium travancoricum

Canthium travancoricum is a shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. It is typically found in rocky areas of semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-August.

Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Canthium travancoricum belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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