Hedyotis lawsoniae
| Hedyotis lawsoniae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Hedyotis |
| Species: | H. lawsoniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hedyotis lawsoniae Wight, Arn. | |
Hedyotis lawsoniae is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family, endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
varying in size, oval to lanceolate, acute ends.
Trunk
branches supre-axillary; twigs bluntly 4-angled, glabrous, often purplish.
Flowers
white, dimorphic; Inflorescence - numerous, large compound terminal and axillary cymes.
Fruits
ovoid to globose capsule that projects beyond persistent calyx, splitting in two.
Ecology
montane forest understory, gregarious.
Uses
ornamental.
References
- "Descriptions and articles about Hedyotis lawsoniae - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- "Hedyotis lawsoniae Wight & Arn. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- GBIF. "Hedyotis lawsoniae Wight - Checklist View". gbif.org. Retrieved 2014-08-31.