Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Rubia | Species: Rubia manjith Roxb. ex Fleming( मंजीत ) |
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| Synonym | Rubia munjista Roxb., Rubia cordifolia var. munjista (Roxb.) Miq., Rubia cordifolia var. khasiana G.Watt | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Majethi, Manjeet | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Madder | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Majethi, Manjeet | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruits globular, black or red, fleshy with red juice. |
| Habitat | Shady places, grassy localities, climbing on the bushes. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout hilly districts of India; Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, tropical Africa, China, Japan and Korea. | Bark Details | smooth, green. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Whorled (leaves in groups of 3 or more along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Perennial, deciduous climbers, with 4-angled stem and branches, recurved prickles on the angles of branches. Leaves in whorls of 4; 2 larger and 2 smaller, ovate or cordate, acute, scabrid. Flowers greenish-yellow, minute, 5-merous, in numerous widely branched, panicled cymes; calyx tube globose; lobes obsolete; corolla rotate, lobes 4-5, ovate-elliptic. Fruits globular, black or red, fleshy with red juice. | Leaf Details | Leaves in whorls of 4; 2 larger and 2 smaller, ovate or cordate, acute, scabrid. |
