Typical of the Apocynaceae family
Ellertonia rheedii
Ellertonia rheedii
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- July-January
Ecology & growing context
- Recorded habitat
- Evergreen forests, Semi-Evergreen forests and sacred groves
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How to identify Ellertonia rheedii
Identify Ellertonia rheedii by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Apocynaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ellertonia rheedii.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ellertonia rheedii
- Genus
- Ellertonia
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, Semi-Evergreen forests and sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ellertonia rheedii itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ellertonia rheedii
A member of the Apocynaceae family, Ellertonia rheedii is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests, Semi-Evergreen forests and sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Ellertonia rheedii belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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