Indian madder

Indian madder, Rubia cordifolia

Noun

  • Rubia cordifolia (munjeet), now widely distributed at tropical and subtropical latitudes in eastern and southern Africa and Asia, growing at elevations up to 3,500 meters.
  • Rubia manjith (species)
  • Houstonia purpurea (species) (syn. Hedyotis umbellata (species)), chay, chay-root

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