Biology:Meyna spinosa
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Short description: Species of plant
| Meyna spinosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Meyna |
| Species: | M. spinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link
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Meyna spinosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[2] It has a world-wide distribution across tropical and subtropical regions mainly in E. Asia - India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.[3]
Description
Meyna laxiflora is a deciduous, thorny, straggling shrub or small tree that can grow up to 5 metres tall.[4] The fruits of the tree are yellow, subglobose berry around 20mm in diameter containing 4 - 5 hard seeds, and edible. It is also use as a medicine.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details : Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/5aea5da0b1dca5239e647f4d4aa537c7. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link". https://www.gbif.org/species/105573405. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Plant Name Details: Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link". http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?&show_history=true&id=756205-1. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Meyna spinosa". http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Meyna+spinosa. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q15472306 entry
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