| Meyna laxiflora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
References
- ↑ "Plant Name Details: Meyna laxiflora Robyns". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ B. K. Gupta, ed. (2000). Higher Plants of Indian Subcontinent. Additional Indian journal of forestry. Vol. 3. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 102.
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