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Alangium salviifolium ssp. hexapetalum
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Family:
ALANGIACEAE
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Citation: Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wang. ssp. hexapetalum (Lam.) Wang. in Engl., Pflanzenreich Alangiac. 9. 1910; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 572(404). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 128. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 184. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 209. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 160. 1995; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 410. 2009.
Alangium hexapetalum Lam., Encycl. 1: 175. 1783.
Alangium salviifolium var. hexapetalum (Lam.) Gamble, Fl. Madras 3: 572(404). 1919.
Alangium glandulosum Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 133. 1859.
Alangium salviifolium (L. f.) Wang. ssp. sundanum (Miq.) Bloem., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. Ill, 16: 156. 1939; Matthew in Nayar et al., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 19: 5. 1988; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 213. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 142. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 166. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 143. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 339. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Valli ankolam, Arinjil, Irinjil, Kumbi
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Description:
Leaves 13-18 x 5-7 cm, obovate-oblong, apex acuminate, base round to subcordate, nerves 5 pairs, lowest pair from the base, rib-like; nervules reticulate, subparallel; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers 2 cm long, in axillary fascicles; pedicels 8 mm long pubescent; calyx cupular, 5 mm across, 7-teethed, densely tomentose; petals 7, each 17 x 2 mm, linear-oblong, tomentose; stamens 14, filaments 8 mm long, ciliate below; anthers 7 mm long, linear; ovary inferior, 1-celled, ovule solitary, style 1, elongate, stigma capitate. Berry 2 x 1.3 cm, ellipsoid, tomentose.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-vergreen forests and sacred groves
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellanimala, Chimmini, Vazhani, Kattalappara, Choodal, Koruthode, Kariamchola, Ambayathode, Kannoth, Sreekantapuram, Maloth, Ariankavu, Thenmalai, Rockwood, Sharangakavu
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