Meyna laxiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It has a world-wide distribution across tropical and subtropical regions.[1]

Meyna laxiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Meyna
Species:
M. laxiflora
Binomial name
Meyna laxiflora
Robyns

Description

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Meyna laxiflora is an armed shrub or small tree with greenish-yellow flowers. The calyx of the flower is cup shaped, and the fruits of the tree are round, fleshy, and edible.[2] It flowers in January to March.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Plant Name Details: Meyna laxiflora Robyns". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ Umberto Quattrocchi (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set) (reprint ed.). CRC Press. p. 2494. ISBN 9781482250640.
  3. ^ B. K. Gupta, ed. (2000). Higher Plants of Indian Subcontinent. Additional Indian journal of forestry. Vol. 3. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 102.