Benkara fasciculata (Roxb.) Ridsdale

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Benkara

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 6 m tall. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are narrowly oval and 3-12 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are hairy near the veins underneath. The flowering shoots are near the ends of the branches. The fruit is a round berry 1-1.5 cm across. It is hairy and has a sepal cup at the crown.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in lowland and hill forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Sore (unspecified)
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Distribution

Benkara fasciculata world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Nepal, Philippines, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77089753-1
WFO ID wfo-0000835057
COL ID 5WJ6F
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Synonyms

Oxyceros fasciculatus Randia triflora Solena fasciculata Solena rigida Webera fasciculata Menestoria rigida Posoqueria fasciculata Posoqueria rigida Benkara fasciculata Fagerlindia fasciculata Gardenia rigida Ucriana rigida Gardenia fasciculata Randia fasciculata Randia malabarica Randia rigida Randia fasciculata var. indica Solena triflora