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