Kaadu Garudapatala
Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides
Also known as Chassalia Curviflora Var. Ophioxyloides
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- April-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides
- Genus
- Chassalia
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Common in all type of forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Philippines, Nepal, China
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaadu Garudapatala 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 Kaadu Garudapatala itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಗರುಡಪಾತಾಳ kaadu garudapatala, ನಿರ್ವಿಷಿ nirvishi
- Malayalam
- യമരി yamari, വെള്ളക്കുറിഞ്ഞി vellakurinji, കാട്ടു വെള്ളഅമൽപ്പൊരി kattu vellaamalppori
About Kaadu Garudapatala
Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides) is a shrub in the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in common in all type of forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from April to November.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Kaadu Garudapatala belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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