Ochreinauclea missionis
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Ochreinauclea missionis is a species of plant
in the Rubiaceae
family. It is endemic to India
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The caterpillar
s of the Commander (Limenitis procris), a brush-footed butterfly, utilize this species as a foodplant.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
family. It is endemic to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The caterpillar
Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture...
s of the Commander (Limenitis procris), a brush-footed butterfly, utilize this species as a foodplant.
Source
- CAMP Workshops on Medicinal Plants, India 1998. Ochreinauclea missionis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.