Creeping Dentella
Dentella repens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dentella repens
- Genus
- Dentella
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In low-lying areas, river banks and drying bed of tanks in clayey soil
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- South and Southeast Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Northern Australia, Polynesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Creeping Dentella
Creeping Dentella (Dentella repens) is a herb 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 in low-lying areas, river banks and drying bed of tanks in clayey soil. Native to South and Southeast Asia, Australia, it is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Northern Australia, Polynesia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Creeping Dentella belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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