Malampaavattai
Psychotria octosulcata
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- November-August
How to identify Malampaavattai
Identify Malampaavattai 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: November-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Malampaavattai.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Malampaavattai 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 Malampaavattai itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Malampaavattai
About Malampaavattai
Psychotria octosulcata belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to August.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Malampaavattai belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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