Pyrostria laljii M.C.Naik, Arriola & Bheem.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Rubiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pyrostria laljii M.C.Naik, Arriola & Bheem.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Evergreen tree, up to 15 m high; Stem glossy, with whitish coating, stipules broadly ovate, about 5 mm long, cuspidate at apex; Leaves oblong-obovate, 9-16 × 5-8 cm, base cuneate, apex acute, margin entire, petiole about 1 cm long, smooth; Inflorescence umbellate, peduncles short, 1-2 mm long; Flowers 8-12, white or cream, turns brown after pollination, 15-30 mm long, bracts 2, conical, keeled, glabrous; Calyx conical, 0.1 × 0.2 mm, slightly lobed; Hypanthium about 1 mm long, limb 4-teethed, about 0.5 mm long; Corolla 4- lobed, about 1 cm long, valvate, hairy at throat; Stamens 4, anthers about 0.2 mm long, filaments about 0.1 mm long, slightly hairy at base; Style about 1.5 cm long, stigma globose, flat, 0.5-1 mm across, rigid; Fruit drupe, obovoid or sub globose, 0.8-12 x 3-8 mm, glabrous; Seeds sub-globose, rugose, single in each pyrene.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman
  • Native : Andaman Islands, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, India
  • Literature :
    • K. Karthigeyan, R. P. Pandey, & A. A. Mao (Eds.). (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Vol. 2). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pyrostria laljii
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Pyrostria laljii. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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