Hedyotis neesiana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Hedyotis neesiana
Identify Hedyotis neesiana by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hedyotis neesiana.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hedyotis neesiana
- Genus
- Hedyotis
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hedyotis neesiana 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 neesiana itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Hedyotis neesiana
Hedyotis neesiana belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. It grows in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Hedyotis neesiana belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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