Gorbale
Ixora brachiata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-August
How to identify Gorbale
Identify Gorbale by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gorbale.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gorbale itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gorbale itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Marachethi, Marachekki, മരച്ചെത്തി
- Marathi
- गोरबाळे Gorbale, खुरी Khuri, लोखंडी Lokhandi, रायकुडा
About Gorbale
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Gorbale (Ixora brachiata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests and sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Gorbale belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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