Family: Rubiaceae
Synonym: Uragoga
curviflora (Wall.) Kuntze
Vernacular name: Karutha-amalppori, Yamari,
Vellakurinji
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Open areas, forest edges
Distribution: Indo-Malesia and China
Flowering and Fruiting: March-September.
Key identification features: It is a subshrub with leaves are arranged opposite each other on
the stem. The inflorescence is cymose, forming a cluster of several to
many flowers. The flowers are subsessile and
exhibit trimorphism.. The corolla is white with shades of
pink, red, or orange on the lobes. The infructescence
axes become swollen and turn red.
Uses: The plant with the generic name
'Chassalia' is the widely accepted name, however some taxonomists have used
'Chasalia', as a spelling variant.
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