Tubeflower Starviolet
Neanotis tubulosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-December
How to identify Tubeflower Starviolet
Identify Tubeflower Starviolet 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.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tubeflower Starviolet.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tubeflower Starviolet 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 Tubeflower Starviolet itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tubeflower Starviolet
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Tubeflower Starviolet (Neanotis tubulosa) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Tubeflower Starviolet belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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