Hedyotis indirae

         Hedyotis indirae is a new shrubby species of Rubiaceae family. This plant was named after Dr. Indira Balachandran as honouring her contributions to the field of medicinal plants.
Family: Rubiaceae
    Binomial name  : Hedyotis indirae L.
    Distribution:
            It is endemic to the Western Ghats in India.
    Habitat:
            It grows at 6300 feet above sea level.
    Plant Morphology:
            Flowers are white in colour. 
    References
    • Konickal Mambetta Prabhukumar, Pilathottathil Aiswarya, Raveendran Jagadeesan, Vannaratta Veettil Naveen Kumar, Chandrasseril Narayanan Sunil & Vadakoot Sankaran Hareesh (2019); Hedyotis indirae (Rubiaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India; Webbia; DOI: 10.1080/00837792.2019.1641298.


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