Ram Jeeta / Indian Hoppea
Hoppea dichotoma
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- August-March
How to identify Ram Jeeta
Identify Ram Jeeta 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Repeatedly forked (dichotomous) branching.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Gentianaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ram Jeeta.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hoppea dichotoma
- Genus
- Hoppea
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Damp places in deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Gentianaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ram Jeeta itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- राम जीता Ram jeeta
About Ram Jeeta
A member of the Gentianaceae family, Indian Hoppea (Hoppea dichotoma) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and 8 other states. It grows in damp places in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Ram Jeeta belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
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