How to identify Ophiorrhiza radicans
Identify Ophiorrhiza radicans 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: November.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ophiorrhiza radicans.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ophiorrhiza radicans 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 Ophiorrhiza radicans itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ophiorrhiza radicans
Ophiorrhiza radicans is a herb in the Rubiaceae family. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Ophiorrhiza radicans belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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