✿Rubiaceae · Tarenna
Nilgiri Tarenna
Tarenna nilagirica
ShrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- March-November
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgiri Tarenna 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 Nilgiri Tarenna itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Nilgiri Tarenna
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Nilgiri Tarenna (Tarenna nilagirica) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Nilgiri Tarenna belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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