Trees & Plants

Hedyotis

Nithu

Hedyotis neesiana Arn.

Common in open areas No known uses

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uses: No known uses
family: Rubiaceae
synonym: Hedyotis nitida Wight & Arn., Oldenlandia nitida (Kurz) Gamble
description: Prostrate herbs; stem 4-angled, coarsely scabrid. Leaves simple, opposite, × to 7 1 cm, linear-lanceolate to elliptic, coriaceous, pale below; stipule 8 mm long, ovate, rounded at apex, strongly long- toothed, villous. Flowers sessile in axillary clusters, 1-3 together. Calyx 4 mm long, lobes acute, ciliate. Corolla 4-5 mm long, × lobes spreading, white. Capsule 3 2 mm, ovoid, glabrous; seeds angled; deep brown, ovoid, glabrous.
native range: Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
distribution: India to West Malaysia
english names: Hedyotis
flowering fruiting: September – December
occurrence maldives: Common in open areas