| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Synonym | Canthium didymum (Brandis) Hook.f. |
| Synonym_2 | Canthium dicoccum (Gaertn.) Teijsmm.& Binn. |
| Local Name | Irumbarappan |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Evergreen trees, bark white, corky. Leaves simple, opposite, distichous; stipules interpetiolar, cuneate, triangular, cuspidate; petiole 4-10 mm, stout, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 2.4-4.5 cm, elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate; base cuneate or acute, apex acuminate; margin entire, recurved, glabrous, shiny coriaceous; lateral nerves 2-4 pairs, pinnate, prominent, flower bisexual, fruit a drupe, 0.8 cm long, globose. |