Panki
Oldenlandia pumila
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-May
How to identify Panki
Identify Panki 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: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Panki.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oldenlandia pumila
- Genus
- Oldenlandia
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wastelands
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Java
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Panki 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 Panki itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Panki
Panki (Oldenlandia pumila) is a herb in the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to May.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Panki belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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