Kankara / Hill Pavetta
Pavetta indica
Also known as Indian Sorrel
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- April-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pavetta indica
- Genus
- Pavetta
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen, deciduous and scrub forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Taiwan, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kankara 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 Kankara itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कांकरा Kankara, काठचम्पा Kathachampa, kankara, papatakammi
- Nepali
- Kange, कंगियो फूल Kangiyo phool, तकली Taklee
- Bengali
- Jui, কাংকরা Kankra
- Tamil
- Kattukkaranai, Karanai, பாவட்டை
- Telugu
- Papidi
- Kannada
- ಪಾವಟೆ Pavate, ಪಾಪಟೆ Papate, ಹಾವುಮೆಕ್ಕೆ Haavumekke
- Malayalam
- Mallikamutti, മല്ലികമുട്ടി, Pavetta indica
- Marathi
- Papat
- Sinhala
- පාවට්ටා
About Kankara
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Hill Pavetta (Pavetta indica) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 13 other states. It grows in evergreen, deciduous and scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to November.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Kankara belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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