Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Rubia manjith Roxb. ex Fleming

Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Rubia Species: Rubia manjith Roxb. ex Fleming( मंजीत )

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Synonym Rubia munjista Roxb., Rubia cordifolia var. munjista (Roxb.) Miq., Rubia cordifolia var. khasiana G.Watt Flower Color Greenish
Common Name Majethi, Manjeet Flower Type Cyme
English / Trade Name Indian Madder Flowering Period July-Sept
Vernacular /Local Name Majethi, Manjeet Fruiting Period Oct-Dec
Altitude Up to 1500 m Fruit Type Berry
Habit Climber Fruit Details Fruits globular, black or red, fleshy with red juice.
Habitat Shady places, grassy localities, climbing on the bushes. Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Throughout hilly districts of India; Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, tropical Africa, China, Japan and Korea. Bark Details smooth, green.
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Whorled (leaves in groups of 3 or more along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species Perennial, deciduous climbers, with 4-angled stem and branches, recurved prickles on the angles of branches. Leaves in whorls of 4; 2 larger and 2 smaller, ovate or cordate, acute, scabrid. Flowers greenish-yellow, minute, 5-merous, in numerous widely branched, panicled cymes; calyx tube globose; lobes obsolete; corolla rotate, lobes 4-5, ovate-elliptic. Fruits globular, black or red, fleshy with red juice. Leaf Details Leaves in whorls of 4; 2 larger and 2 smaller, ovate or cordate, acute, scabrid.
 

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