Rubiaceae · Meyna

Pundrika / Muyna

Meyna laxiflora

Tree
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Flowering
March-May

Plant Details

Scientific name
Meyna laxiflora
Genus
Meyna
Family
Rubiaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
Indo-Malayan
Found in India
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat
Flowering & fruiting
March-May
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Pundrika itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Berry

Characters marked “recorded” are for Pundrika itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Hindi
Muyna, पुंद्रिका Pundrika
Tamil
Manakkarai
Telugu
Visikilamu, Chegagadda
Kannada
ಚೇಗುಗಡ್ಡೆ Chegugadde, ಅಚೂರಮುಳ್ಳು Achura mullu, Mullakare
Marathi
हुलू Huloo, अळू alu, अळू

About Pundrika

A member of the Rubiaceae family, Muyna (Meyna laxiflora) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.

Illustration representing the Rubiaceae family
Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Pundrika belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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