Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- January-August
How to identify Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria
Identify Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-August.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria 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 Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria
Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. It is native to India. It grows in stream banks of Sal forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to August.

Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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