✿Rubiaceae · Rondeletia

Sweet-Smelling Rondeletia

Rondeletia odorata

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: West Bengal, Karnataka, Rajasthan & more
Flowering: Throughout the year

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Rondeletia odorata
Genus: Rondeletia
Family: Rubiaceae
Habit: Shrub
Native to: Caribbean & Central America
Distribution: Cultivated in gardens
Found in India: West Bengal, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Flowering & fruiting: Throughout the year
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Radial
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Berry

Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Bengali: রনডেলেশিয়া

About Sweet-Smelling Rondeletia

Sweet-Smelling Rondeletia (Rondeletia odorata) is a shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. Native to Caribbean & Central America, it is distributed across Cultivated in gardens. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Sweet-Smelling Rondeletia belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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