Small-Flowered Kohautia
Hedyotis aspera
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- November-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hedyotis aspera
- Genus
- Hedyotis
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles and also plains
- Distribution
- Africa, Cape Verde Islands, India, Australia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Small-Flowered Kohautia 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 Small-Flowered Kohautia itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Small-Flowered Kohautia
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Small-Flowered Kohautia (Hedyotis aspera) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and 6 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles and also plains. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Small-Flowered Kohautia belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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