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Psychotria bisulcata Wight & Arn.

Synonym	:	Psychotria doddajorrane Schltdl. ex Hook.f.
Family	:	Rubiaceae
Flowering and fruiting period	:	March-July
Distribution	:	South India and Sri Lanka
Distribution in Kerala	:	Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
Habitat	:	Evergreen forests
Key botanical characters: Subshrubs. Leaves , elliptic, abruptly acuminate, cuneate at base, membranous; nerves 7 or 8 pairs, prominent below, reticulate; petiole 1 cm long; stipule 7 mm long, ovate, cuspidate, densely rufous-villous within. Cymes 3-4 cm across, villous at nodes. Flowers 4 mm long, sessile; calyx 1.5 mm long, truncate, glabrous; corolla tube 2.5 mm long densely villous inside, lobes acute, deflexed; style 1.5 mm long, broaden up. Fruits not seen.