Pan India Bouquets

Wendlandia puberula DC.

Family : Rubiaceae
(Madder Or Coffee Family)
Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Wendlandia puberula DC.
Habit : Shrub or small tree
Habitat : Mixed broad-leaved and deciduous forest and secondary scrub, especially in the dry valleys of central Bhutan, 1050 - 2000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The young leaves are used to make tea.
Flower, Fruit : May-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to North-West India
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 147; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 751
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Wendlandia puberula. Downloaded on 27 September 2023.