✿Rubiaceae · Saprosma
Ceylon Saprosma
Saprosma ceylanicum
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ceylon Saprosma 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 Ceylon Saprosma itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ceylon Saprosma
Ceylon Saprosma (Saprosma ceylanicum) belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Ceylon Saprosma belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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