Kadwa-Sirid / Kadwa Sirid
Hymenodictyon obovatum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-December
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kadwa-Sirid 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 Kadwa-Sirid itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- gandale, bogimara, hire mara
- Malayalam
- കിലുങ്ങിമരം, Hymenodictyon obovatum
- Marathi
- kadwa-sirid, kurvi, sirid
About Kadwa-Sirid
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Kadwa Sirid (Hymenodictyon obovatum) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Kadwa-Sirid belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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