Canthium neilgherrense

Family: Rubiaceae

What it is like

A shrub. The leaves are narrowly oval. The flowers occur in small numbers in the axils of leaves. The fruit are in groups almost without stalks. The fruit is cream and oval. They are succulent and edible. The fruit are oval and 1.3 cm long.

Where it is found

It grows as an understorey tree in the evergreen forests between 1,600-2,200 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, India

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Canthium neilgherrense var. chartaceum (Gamble) Swamin; Plectronia neilgherrensis (Wight) Bedd.; Plectronia neilgherrense var. chartacea Gamble;