Meyna laxiflora

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Meyna laxiflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Meyna
Species:
M. laxiflora
Binomial name
Meyna laxiflora
Robyns

Meyna laxiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It has a world-wide distribution across tropical and subtropical regions. [1]

Description

Meyna laxiflora is an armed shrub or small tree with greenish-yellow flowers. The calyx of the flower is cup shaped, and the fruits of the tree are round, fleshy, and edible. [2] It flowers in January to March. [3]

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References

  1. "Plant Name Details: Meyna laxiflora Robyns". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. Umberto Quattrocchi (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set) (reprint ed.). CRC Press. p. 2494. ISBN   9781482250640.
  3. B. K. Gupta, ed. (2000). Higher Plants of Indian Subcontinent. Additional Indian journal of forestry. 3. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 102.