✿Rubiaceae · Ochreinauclea
Ahnao
Ochreinauclea missionis
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ahnao itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ahnao itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Attu-vanji
- Kannada
- Ahnao, Anavu, Holehalasu
- Malayalam
- നീർവഞ്ചി, Attuvanchi, Niryanchi
- Marathi
- Phuga
About Ahnao
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Ochreinauclea missionis is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in riparian forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Ahnao belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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