✿Rubiaceae · Hedyotis
Blue Hedyotis
Hedyotis cyanantha
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- October-June
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Blue Hedyotis 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 Blue Hedyotis itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ഹെഡിയോട്ടിസ് സയനാന്ത
About Blue Hedyotis
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Blue Hedyotis (Hedyotis cyanantha) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in lateritic slopes and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to June.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Blue Hedyotis belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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