Paper-Bhed / Cluster Flower Mille Grains
Oldenlandia herbacea
Also known as Wild Coriander
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- June-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oldenlandia herbacea
- Genus
- Oldenlandia
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Tropical and South Africa, Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पापेर भेद Paper-bhed
- Tamil
- நொந்நாநம் பல்லூ nonnanampullu
- Kannada
- ಉರ್ಕಿ Urki, Kaag purale
- Malayalam
- നൊന്നാനമ് പല്ലു Nonnanampullu, scanganam-pulli, നൊങ്ങണംപുല്ല്
About Paper-Bhed
Cluster Flower Mille Grains (Oldenlandia herbacea) is a herb belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. It is typically found in grasslands and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Tropical and South Africa, Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Paper-Bhed belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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