How to identify Hedyotis hirsutissima
Identify Hedyotis hirsutissima by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hedyotis hirsutissima.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hedyotis hirsutissima 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 Hedyotis hirsutissima itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Hedyotis hirsutissima
Hedyotis hirsutissima belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It grows in ecotones of sholas and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.

Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Hedyotis hirsutissima belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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