Ochreinauclea missionis (Wight & Arn.) Ridsd.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Rubiaceae
  • Basionym : Nauclea missionis Wall. ex G. Don
  • Synonym(s) : Sarcocephalus missionis (Wall. ex G. Don)
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ochreinauclea missionis (Wall. ex G.Don) Ridsdale
  • Vernacular name :
    • Aattuvanchi, Neeravanchi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Riparian forests
  • Comments / notes : Frequent along the banks of rivers
  • Key identification features : A medium-sized tree. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate. Inflorescence a globose head, solitary, terminal, yellow. Fruit a fleshy globose mass of 2-celled pyrenes. Seeds few in each cell, ovoid, not winged.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collection Nos : KFP 13568
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district, Shivamogga district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kanyakumari district, Tirunelveli district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
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  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ochreinauclea missionis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ochreinauclea missionis. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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