Rubia cordifolia L., Syst. Nat. ed. 12 229 1767. (Syn: Dioscorea verticillata Lam.; Galium cordifolium (L.) Kuntze; Rubia clematifolia Reinw. ex Miq.; Rubia cordata Thunb.; Rubia cordifolia var. affinis Kurz …….; Rubia javana DC.; Rubia pratensis (Maxim.) Nakai; Rubia pubescens (Nakai) Nakai; Rubia purpurea Decne.; Rubia scandens Zoll. & Moritzi; Rubia secunda Moon);
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ROO-bee-uh — Latin: ruber (red), referring to the reddish dye obtained from the roots of this plant … Dave’s Botanary
kor-di-FOH-lee-uh — heart-shaped leaf … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: common madder, Indian madder • Assamese: মজাঠি majathi • Gujarati: મજીઠ majitha • Hindi: मजीठ majith • Oriya: ମଞ୍ଜିଷ୍ଠା manjishta • Kannada:ಮಂಜಿಷ್ಠ manjishta, ಸಿರಗತ್ತಿ siragatthi, ಸೋಮಲತೆ somalathe • Kashmiri: दण्डू dandu, मज़ेठ् mazait, फहःर् गास phahar-gas • Konkani: इटारी itari • Malayalam: മഞ്ചട്ടി mancatti • Marathi: इट्टा itta, मंजिष्ठ manjishta • Nepali: मजिठो majito • Oriya: ମଞ୍ଜିଷ୍ଠା manjishta • Punjabi: ਕਾੱਠਾ kattha, ਮਜੀਠ majitha • Sanskrit: मञ्जिष्ठा manjishtha • Tamil:மஞ்சிட்டி mancitti • Telugu: మంజిష్ఠ manjishta • Tibetan: brtsod • Tulu: ಮಂಜಿಷ್ಠ manjishta • Urdu: مجيٿهہ majith … and more names, derived from Sanskrit in Oriya: ଅରୁଣା aruna, ଅସ୍ରପତ୍ରକ asrapatraka, ବପ୍ରା bapra, ଭଣ୍ଡିକା bhandika, ବିଜଯା bijaya, ବିକସା bikkasa, ବ୍ରହ୍ମମଣ୍ଡୂକୀ brahmamanduki, ଚକ୍ରାଙ୍ଗୀ chakrangi, ଛତ୍ରା chhatra, ଚିତ୍ରଲତା chitralata, ଚୋଳ chola, ହରିଣୀ harini, ହେମ ପୁଷ୍ପୀ hema pushpi, ଜନନୀ janani, ୟଷ୍ଟିକ jashtika, ଜ୍ବରହନ୍ତ୍ରୀ jwarahantri, କାଳା kala, ଲାଙ୍ଗଲି langali, ଲତା ୟଷ୍ଟି lata jashti, ମଣ୍ଡୂକପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ mandukaparnni, ମେଦ meda, ମେନ୍ଧିକା mendhika, ନାଗ କୁମାରିକା naga kumarika, ରକ୍ତ ବର୍ଗ rakta barga, ରକ୍ତାଙ୍ଗୀ raktangi, ରଞ୍ଜିନୀ ranjini, ରସାଯନୀ rasayani, ରୋହିଣୀ rohini,ସମଙ୍ଗା samanga, ଶଙ୍କରୀ shankari, ଶୃଙ୍ଗିନୀ shrungini, ତାଳିକା talika, ତାମ୍ର ବଲ୍ଲୀ tamra balli, ତାମ୍ରପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ tamraparnni, ୟୋଜନପର୍ଣ୍ଣା yojanaparnna • … host of names in Sanskrit: अरुणा aruna, अतिसाम्या atisamya, भण्डी bhandi, भण्डिरी bhandiri, भञ्जक bhanjaka, चक्राङ्ग chakranga, छत्त्र chattra, चित्रलता chitralata, चित्राङ्ग chitranga,चित्रपर्णी chitraparni, हरिणी harini, हेमपुष्पी hemapushpi, जनन janana, जिङ्गी jingi, ज्वरहन्त्री jvarahantri, कालभाण्डिका kalabhandika, कालमेशिका kalameshika, कालपेशिका kalpeshika,काण्डीर kandira, क्षेत्रिणी kshetrini, लतायष्टि latayashti, मञ्जूषा manjusha, नागकुमारी nagakumari, रागाढ्या ragadhya, रागाङ्गी ragangi, रक्त rakta, रक्ताङ्गी raktangi, रक्तवर्ग raktavarga,रक्तयष्टि raktayashti, शङ्करी shankari, ताम्रा tamra, ताम्रमूला tamramula, ताम्रपर्णी tamraparni, ताम्रवल्ली tamravalli, वप्र vapra, वस्त्ररजनी vastrarajani, योजनपर्णी yojanaparni, योजनवल्ली yojanavalli … more names in Tamil: அமுதசகரம் amutacakaram, அமுத்திரம் amuttiram, சாயவேர் caya-ver, செவ்வல்லி cev-valli, இன்புறா inpura, இரத்தை irattai,காஞ்சினி kancini, பிறாமுட்டி piramutti, வயிரவேர் vayira-ver, யோசனவல்லி yocana-valli .
Native to: tropical & s Africa, Siberia, Mongolia, w & e Asia, n & w China, India, Vietnam, Malesia
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Looking at the characters, visible from the photograph… I think it is Rubia cordifolia of Rubiaceae family.. Thank you very much. I searched Rubia cordifolia and my plant certainly matches. climber with saw like tooth along the stem. – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 3 images. Species of Rubia. This is Rubia cordifolia (Rubiaceae) The plant is recorded at my farm at Chethalayam in Wyanad district of Kerala.
Yes. It is Rubia cordifolia. The Plant is “Manjistha” scientifically known as Rubia cordifolia L. common English name Indian Madder. The plant is well known for it’s medicinal uses in Ayurveda and other forms of ancient medication. I had earlier posted same climber from Mahabaleshwar a hill station in Maharashtra. ![]() ![]() Rubia cordifolia from Kashmir : 2 images. Rubia cordifolia from Kashmir, commonly climbing on shrubs with hooked hairs. Photographed from Shankeracharya hill, Srinagar on June 22, 2010. identity of this climber with square stem : 3 images. Would someone identify the climber please. It has a square cross section along the stem. The ridge also has tiny pricles like a saw tooth. Someone who tries to pull it could get his hands lacerated. Looks like Rubia cordifolia Rubia cordifolia posted by … from Manali I hope
These pictures are taken at my farm
Rubia cordifolia from Manali : This plant is undoubtedly Rubia cordifolia L. the plant completely cooperates with the description and illustration provided by Eflora of Pakistan. I am attaching the Link below, kindly check and validate. Kas week: Rubia 22092011: Nice to see the new/young reddish tinged leaves Thanks for sharing the photographs of Rubia cordifolia. Liked the soothing green colours of the leaves. Kas week: PKA10::— Rubia cordifolia: Creeper from Kas Plateau. (02-10-09).
Rubia cordifolia (Family: Rubiaceae) .
Creeper from Kas Plateau. (02-10-09). I wrote It indeed is Yes it is Rubia cordifolia Kas Week : Herb : ID Pl: Nice pictures! Congrats for finding a rare form of Rubia cordifolia with 8 leaves per node! But one thing I may like to know about the shape of the leaves : In my post, I have shared sightings of Rubia cordifolia from two different places: I think all the pictures in question are belonging to the same species: Rubia cordifolia, as per keys in FoP, FoC etc. Why flowers in … post look so different from flowers of Rubia cordifolia If you are referring to the purplish part in 1st and 3rd pictures, it could be a developing leaf. Since the upper stem is cut-off (see Picture 353.jpg), a new branch from axillary bud has started developing! Thanks, … for the clarification. Rubiaceae Week_Rubia cordifolia_01_RKC02: Rubia cordifolia L. Rubiaceae Loc.: DehraDun (Uttarakhand) Date: October 2010 Thanks …! Please have a look on another Rubia sp. posted by [EfloraofIndia_Rubiaceae week_060212PD04_Rubia cordifolia_Flora of Odisha]: Name: Rubia cordifolia
Family: Rubiaceae
habit: Herb
Habitat: Wild, under the close canopy of semi-evergreen forest (Riperian zone)
Place of collection: Mahendragiri hills, gajapati district, Odishs, at an altitude of 800 m above msl I doubt the ID. I agree with the id for the first image. Yes both … are right. the first one is Rubia cordifolia. Second image was mixed up in the thread. Thanks for pointing out. Rubiaceae Week :: Rubia cordifolia in northern Western Ghats:
Rubia cordifolia L. ROO-bee-uh — from the Latin ruber (red), referring to the reddish dye obtained from the roots of this plant kor-di-FOH-lee-uh — heart-shaped leaf Nov 5, 2011 … at Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
commonly known as: common madder, Indian Madder • yet to compile Indic names Native to: tropical & s Africa, Siberia, Mongolia, w & e Asia, n & w China, India, Vietnam, Malesia References: Flowers of India • eFlora • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar more views: Nov 5, 2011 … at Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra Jul 31, 2010 … at Purander fort, Maharashtra Great pictures … I have so far seen plants with only 4 leaves per node. Thanks for showing us this variation. Many thanks … I had not known of this fact. This variation (arrangement of leaves) is beautiful. Yes …, the leaf arrangement and the pictures are really very beautiful! Rubiaceae Week : Rubia cordifolia.Mahabaleshwar: .
A climber from Mahabaleshwar (Western ghats Maharashtra). Looks like Rubia cordifolia (Rubiaceae family). Rubia cordifolia unless some other species occurs in Western Ghats. Thanks all. Rubia cordifolia The leaf has got a very characteristic “touch” – because of hirsute hair which are a bit recurved (i think). If you touch it, it sticks a little bit to hand/cloth although it has no sticky secretions etc. May be there is some technical term for this, but cant find it. Many species of Rubia and Galium have stems and often leaves covered with hooked hairs, that help in climbing. ‘Rubia cordifolia’ is called ‘Manjishtha’ ‘मंजिष्ठा’ in Marathi. Rubia cordifolia called Manchatti in Malayalam Creeper : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). It may be Rubia cordifolia. Thank you very much for your help. It does look very likely to be Rubia cordifolia. The new shoots with leaves arranged in a cross are out and I think we are looking at young Rubia cordifolia. Please confirm. very nice, … though i personally donot have enough knowledge to confirm, yet it seems likely … can tell
but I writing to say manjistha is an old ayurvedic herb and old vedic rites herb vedic folks used it in various agnihotra for invoking various shaktis for different purposes… and in puja as offering to gods in autumn in ayurveda its a potent skin rejuvenator and protector in addition to providing the pinkish red color.. its also reduces subtle inflammations in skin and mucous membranes I would appreciate if you would follow these and show us the twining growth , flowers and later fruits if any how does it propagate itself thanks for the link to your earlier thread and there is another for berries.
those were nice complete as far as fall weather berries go.
your pictures here show a perfect cross made by emerging leaves… my reason for following your creeper by you is: this thread : by … where emerging leaves are making a eight leaf whorl… now there are several other thread from KAS week also on the efl page but these are treks where its not possible for them to follow up on cases
and you perhaps can and it seems to me you also have the willingness and curiosity to do so…
that’s why i had mentioned it to you to follow these little babies as they grow… see their life history
would make a complete case history, though your earlier pictures are indeed very good. Point taken … I will follow up on this. I found one today with eight leaves arrayed in crosses; voila. now you have one more step in its life story. good. the show goes on? thanks you. you are diligent.
its a pleasure to interact with you Agumbe :: Rubia manjith :: DVJAN59 : 7 posts by 5 authors. 6 images. Awesome macro for these tiny flowers.. To me it looks like R. cordifolia because offlower colour and reflexed corolla lobes and on comparison of our upload from Chakrata. It does appear to be Rubia cordifolia which is abundant here in Dharamshala too. In December-January I saw many of these with black berries which I posted to the group. I will go with Rubia cordifolia. Will revise my flickr notes soon. .
Names of Plants in India :: Rubia cordifolia L. : 3 posts by 2 authors. via Species > R > Rubia cordifolia L. … family: Rubiaceae
Superb efforts, … Your contributions will always be recognised by the current & future generations. SK1160 31 MAY 2018 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)- one of 2 Mb and others around 800 kb.
Location : Lava, Kalimpong, India
Date : 11 May 2018
Elevation : 7000 ft.
Habit : Wild
Rubia. ID ?
Rubia cordifolia.
Location: Sundarijal, Kathmandu
Date: 30 July 2019
Elevation: 1577 m.
Habit : Wild Rubia cordifolia L. ??
full habit picture might help Image 5. What is confusing me is the base of the leaves. For Rubia cordifolia Linnaeus:
base rounded, truncate, cordulate, or cordate as per FOC
cordate at base rarely rounded as per FOP
For Rubia alata Wallich in Roxburgh:
Regarding Rubia wallichiana Decaisne, FOC says
‘The above description and distribution data of Rubia wallichiana have been taken over from H. S. Lo (in FRPS 71(2): 315-316. 1999). There are hardly any differential characters relative to R. cordifolia s.s. aside from vague references to less prickly stems or differences in flower and fruit color (see key). In view of all this, we regard R. wallichiana as a possible synonym of R. cordifolia s.s. but maintain it as a species in the present flora in order to stimulate its clarification’
Rubia charifolia Wall. ex G.Don looks different as per GBIF
So on checking all the species listed in Nepal, it is most likely to be Rubia cordifolia L. or Rubia manjith Roxb. ex Fleming, both species closely related as far as leaves are concerned and distinguished based on flowers. I also checked all possible and guessed accordingly. . Mahabaleshwar, MH :: Rubia cordifolia :: ARK2020-079 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6) – around 500 kb each.
Rubia cordifolia
Seen in Mahabaleshwar, MH in March 2020
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281 ID wild climber: 20 images. Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s
Rubia manjith Roxb. Thank you very much for the ID suggestion. It is more close to Rubia cordifolia, as per our eFI, pale flowers are R. cordifolia, please check screenshot. Yes, Rubia cordifolia L. as per images and details herein.
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