South-Indian Hoppea
Hoppea fastigiata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify South-Indian Hoppea
Identify South-Indian Hoppea 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: Upright clustered (fastigiate) branch tips.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Cyme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hoppea fastigiata
- Genus
- Hoppea
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Damp places in hill sides, deciduous forests and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“It is a small branched herb with oppositely arranged ovate, subsessile leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for South-Indian Hoppea itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“White flowers appear in terminal or axillary cymes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for South-Indian Hoppea itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
About South-Indian Hoppea
South-Indian Hoppea (Hoppea fastigiata) belongs to the Gentianaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in damp places in hill sides, deciduous forests and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
South-Indian Hoppea belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
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