The present study on the taxonomic revision of Ophiorrhiza L. (Rubiaceae) in Indian subcontinent was carried out on the basis of specimens extant in the Indian Herbaria and some received on loan from several foreign herbaria. 47 species and 9 extra typical varieties are described with original citations, synonymy, typification, distribution, phenology and ecology. 4 species and 1 variety proposed as new have been described earlier. 4 varietal combinations havz been made and published. One newly described species is reduced here to the status of a variety. For identification of ttlxa two sections and a dichotomous key are given.
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