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Benkara griffithii

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

(Hooker f.) Ridsdale

Common Names

• Qiong dian ji zhua le (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Yunnan - China
• Assam - India
• Myanmar
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Streamside
• forest
• thickets
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

• May-Dec (China)

Thorny or glabrous hairy sometime scandent shrub or tree, stems with spines. Leaves 130mm x 40mm. Axillary or terminal cymes with coriaceous bracts of white or yellow flowers, tube 7mm long, lobes 8mm long. Black berry 8mm diameter.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• F Indochine
• Kew