Neanotis decipiens Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53: 37 1966. (syn: Anotis decipiens );
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S.India as per POWO;
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Procumbent herbs, rooting at lower nodes; stems glabrous. Leaves ovate, acuminate, sparsely villous; nerves 7-9 pairs; petiole 3 cm long, hairy. Cymes 3-5 cm across, terminal; branches glabrous, slender. Flowers 5-6 mm long, blue or pink, subsessile; calyx lobes ovate, ciliate; corolla tube slender, shortly villous inside, lobes ovate, villous.
Flowering and fruiting: October-November
Evergreen forests
Western Ghats
(Attribution- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi as per India Biodiversity Portal)
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ID of Neanotis p. : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)- 1, 1, & 2 mb.
Pl. check comparative images at
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m–-z/r/rubiaceae/neanotis
I have already checked. Not matching with any of the available species.
Neanotis calycina (Wall. ex Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis. ??
Plant for ID from Chikmagalur-GS130120
Please help with ID, photographed from Baba Budangiri hill, just below peak, Chikmagalur, 26-9-2015.
Hedyotis sp. is suggested by … on Facebook Indian Flora, H. pupurascens seems closest.
Subsequently identified as Neanotis decipiens.
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Looks like some Neanotis sp. (Rubiaceae Family).
Efi page available at
Anotis sp.?
in the link you gave … … said ultimate clincher is foetid smell of the roots. it was a case of …
so … do you have such olfactory data?
Between Neanotis decipiens (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis and Neanotis indica (DC.) W.H.Lewis ??
Yes, you are right as it appears close to images and details at Neanotis decipiens
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ID please.. for better view please zoom.
is it of the family Rubiaceae?…..
It is knoxia mollis
Neanotis sp??
I think looks different from images at Neanotis tubulosa
It appears close to images and details at Neanotis decipiens
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639 ID wild plant Neonatis: 17 high res. images.
Please ID wild plant,
Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x
Neanotis tubulosa (G.Don) Mabb. ??
Yes, it is Neanotis tubulosa dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/neanotis-decipiens/
No, it is very close to Neanotis tubulosa.
See the thorn-like structures on the buds and outside of the corolla.
But please replace the ID#629 to another head because of two different habits. And please check the collage, plant in left were growing in non shady grass land with an altitude of 1500fsl only, whereas right growing in shola forest, very difficult to find out with micro flower than left in an altitude of 7200fsl.
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FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Neanotis monosperma (Wight & Arn.) W.H.Lewis ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 11:40 AM IST: 2 images.
¿ Neanotis monosperma (Wight & Arn.) W.H.Lewis ?
Kodamulal, about 1810 m asl
What about Neanotis decipiens (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis ??
Yes …, I think Neanotis decipiens (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis looks to be a better ID, especially because the posted plant is more prostate than an erect upright herb.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) Wikimedia Commons Flora of peninsular India India Biodiversity Portal Kerala plants

