False Ipecac
Richardia scabra
Also known as Undulated Ipecac
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- August-May
How to identify False Ipecac
Identify False Ipecac 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 shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm leaf surface: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is False Ipecac.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are oppositely arranged, and lanceolate to elliptic in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for False Ipecac 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 False Ipecac itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About False Ipecac
False ipecac (Richardia scabra) is a herb in the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya and 3 other states. It grows in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to May.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
False Ipecac belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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