✿Rubiaceae · Psychotria
Psychotria nilgiriensis
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-December
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Psychotria nilgiriensis 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 Psychotria nilgiriensis itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പാവാടക്കമ്പ്
About Psychotria nilgiriensis
Psychotria nilgiriensis belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Psychotria nilgiriensis belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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