Pundrika / Muyna
Meyna laxiflora
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- March-May
How to identify Pundrika
Identify Pundrika 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: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pundrika.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
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
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- 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.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Pundrika belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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