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Family: Rubiaceae	Genus: Pavetta	Species: Pavetta indica Linn.( काठचंपा )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Ixora indica (L.) Baill., Pavetta cerniflora Zipp. ex Span.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Kankra,	Flower Type	Panicle
English / Trade Name	Indian Pavetta, Indian Pellet Shrub	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Kathachampa	Fruiting Period	Jan-March
Altitude	Up to 1500 m	Fruit Type	Drupe
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Fruits globose, green and turns black when ripe, with 2 – nutlets.
Habitat	Open miscellaneous forests.	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Throughout India, sub Himalaya tracts and plains; Nepal to Bhutan, S.E. Asia, China.	Bark Details	Smooth brownish bark
Distribution in Haryana	, Morni-Pinjore	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Elliptic
Description of Species	Shrubs, to 3 m high, with smooth brownish bark. Leaves opposite, elliptic – ovate, base tapering, acute or acuminate, coriaceous – leathery, lateral nerves 10 – 16 pairs; stipules united into a sheath. Flowers white. fragrant, in lax trichotomous, pedunculate cumes; Calyx with short teeth. Corolla tube long, slender; lobes 4, oblong, spreading, recurved. Stamens 4, on the mouth of corolla tube. Ovary 2 – celled; style filiform; stigma fusiform. Fruits globose, green and turns black when ripe, with 2 – nutlets..	Leaf Details	Leaves opposite, elliptic – ovate, base tapering, acute or acuminate, coriaceous – leathery, lateral nerves 10 – 16 pairs; stipules united into a sheath.

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