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Allophylus cobbe
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Family:
SAPINDACEAE
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Citation: Allophylus cobbe (L.) Raeusch., Nomencl. Bot. (ed. 3) 108. 1797; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 673. 1875p.p; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 123. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 62. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 109. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 110. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 129. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 123. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 116. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 160. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 77. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 73. 1999; P.C. Pant in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 346. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 73. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 172. 2002; P. Singh & E. Vajr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 771. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 184. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 240. 2009.
Rhus cobbe L., Sp. Pl. 267. 1753.
Schmidelia rheedei Wight, Ic. t. 964. 1845.
Allophylus rheedei (Wight) Radlk. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 3(5): 313. 1895; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 246(176). 1918; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 106. 1985.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mukkannanpezhu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Large shrubs to small trees; young stem and peduncles densely yellowish brown pubescent. Leaves trifoliolate; leaflets 8-12 x 5-7 cm, ovate or elliptic-ovate or rhomboid-ovate, acute at apex, cuneate at base, margins serrate towards the distal half, tomentose on both sides, domatia present in the axils of nerves; terminal leaflet larger; petiole to 11 cm long. Thyrses axillary, branched, longer than leaves, 12-16 cm long. Sepals 4, 0.5-1 mm long, ovate-obtuse. Petals 4, unequal, 0.5-1 mm long, white. Fruits ca. 4 mm across, globose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-November
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in sacred groves
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Distribution:
South India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia
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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, Yellow
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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:
400-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Vazhachal, Mangavada, Vallakkadavu, Pooppara, Kannoth, Aruvanpara, Chandanathode, Alakode, Panathur, Santhanpara, Chindaki forest, Dhoni R. F., Kallar, Thazhakkara, Nedumkayam, Nellikuth, Karamanayar region
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