Jari Ful / Wrinkled-Leaf Snake Root
Ophiorrhiza rugosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya
How to identify Jari Ful
Identify Jari Ful 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 India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jari Ful.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jari Ful 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 Jari Ful itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- জারি ফুল Jari Ful,কালা সোনা Kalashona
About Jari Ful
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Wrinkled-Leaf Snake Root (Ophiorrhiza rugosa) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Meghalaya.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Jari Ful belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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