Family: RubiaceaeLocal name(Telugu): Manga Distribution: Tropical scrub, forests of India , Asian and African countriesUse: Powdered rind of fruit is used to remove dandruf, and for skin diseases.Description: Armed shrubs, 1-3mts tall, spines 1-2cm long, extra axillary, Leaves spathulate,1-3.5x 0.8-2cm, base cuneate, chartaceous, pubescent beneath. Flowers 1-1.5cm long, 2-2.5cm across, white first later turn yellow, axillary, solitary or in fascicles. BCalyx tube ovoid, often tubular, Corolla tube with a ring of hairs within, lobes 5, twisted, stamens 5, anthers linear, ovary 2 celled, many seeded.Berries subglobose, woody, green to yellow, slighitly ribbed, 1.5-2cm across.