Canthium neilgherrense Wight

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Canthium

Characteristics

A shrub. The leaves are narrowly oval. The flowers occur in small numbers in the axils of leaves. The fruit are in groups almost without stalks. The fruit is cream and oval. They are succulent and edible. The fruit are oval and 1.3 cm long.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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It grows as an understorey tree in the evergreen forests between 1,600-2,200 m altitude.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:745554-1
WFO ID wfo-0000798880
COL ID 68XFQ
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Synonyms

Canthium neilgherrense Plectronia neilgherrensis Plectronia neilgherrensis Plectronia neilgherrensis var. chartacea Canthium neilgherrense var. chartacea