Vatta Madake / Dalzell's Psychotria
Psychotria dalzellii
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- March-November
How to identify Vatta Madake
Identify Vatta Madake by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vatta Madake.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vatta Madake 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 Vatta Madake itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Vatta Madake
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുതേക്ക്
About Vatta Madake
Dalzell's Psychotria (Psychotria dalzellii) is a shrub in the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Vatta Madake belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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