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Benkara
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Benkara

Benkara is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It is found in Tropical and Subtropical Asia from India east to China and the Ryukyu Islands, south to Java and the Philippines. It was described by Michel Adanson in 1763.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Benkara sinensis

speciesBenkara sinensis

Benkara malabarica

speciesBenkara malabarica

Benkara scandens

speciesBenkara scandens

Benkara parviflora

speciesBenkara parviflora

Yellow benkara

speciesBenkara griffithii

Benkara depauperata

speciesBenkara depauperata

Benkara fasciculata

speciesBenkara fasciculata

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Benkara in Garden of Malabar, Vol. 2 (Hortus Indicus Malabaricus)

Garden of Malabar, Vol. 2 (Hortus Indicus Malabaricus)

Hendrik van Rheede · 1683 · p.101

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 570641.