Ophiorrhiza trichocarpa

Ophiorrhiza trichocarpon Blume, Bijdr. 977. 1826; DC., Prodr.4: 416. 1830; G. Don, Gen. Syst. Gard. Bot. 3: 522. 1834; Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 3: 78. 1880; Deb & Mondal, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 39: 131. 1997. Type: Java, Linga Jattie and Kambanga Island in shady places, 1823, Blume s.n., Holotype – Bar code no: 0397698 L. (Fig. 2). Ophiorrhiza hispidula Wall. ex G.Don, Gen. Syst. Gard. Bot. 3: 523. 1834. Ophiorrhiza villosa Kurz
in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 46(2): 130. 1897 excl. syn. non Roxb.; 
 

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ANSEPT12 Ophiorrhiza sp. for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).

Ophiorrhiza fasciculata?
Thadiyandamol
August 2014

Ophiorrhiza codyensis Gamble (bracts ovate) reported from coorg flora

I think it is Ophiorrhiza trichocarpa. O. codyensis is having a peculiar type of stipule (broadly ovate with a number of strong nerves arising from the base and converging to the apex)

 
 

References:

A New Record of Ophiorrhiza trichocarpon Blume (Rubiaceae: Ophiorrhizeae) from Western Ghats, India: Another Source Plant of Camptothecin by C.V. Sibi, K. P. Dintu, R. Renjith, M. V. Krishnaraj, G. Roja, and K. Satheeshkumar*- J. Sci. Res. 4 (2), 529-532 (2012)- Ophiorrhiza trichocarpon Blume is newly recorded from Western Ghats, India. A detailed description, with images and relevant notes are provided. 

The Plant List Ver.1.1 (unresolved)  Tropicos 

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