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Allophylus serratus
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Family:
SAPINDACEAE
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Citation: Allophylus serratus (Roxb.) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 44: 185. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 246(175). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 71. 1982; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 111. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 141. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 123. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 75. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 19. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 116. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 77. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 74. 1999; P.C. Pant in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 349. 2000; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 173. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 241. 2009.
Ornitrophe serrata Roxb., Pl. Corom. t. 61. 1796.
Schmidelia serrata (Roxb.) DC., Prodr. 1: 610. 1824.
Allophylus cobbe forma serratus (Roxb.) Hiern in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 673. 1875, p.p.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mukkannanpezhu, Mukkannaperuku, Siruvalli, Perakudikkai
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs; branchlets lenticellate. Leaves trifoliate, leaflets to 18 x 9 cm, ovate, acuminate at apex, attenuate at base; nerves ca. 13 pairs; petiolule 3-7 mm long; petiole 8-10 cm long. Flowers 3-5-together, 4 mm across; pedicel 3 mm long, jointed; sepals 1.5 mm diam., orbicular; petals 2 x 1 mm, spathulate; lobes of disc orbicular. Drupe 4 mm across, puberulus.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-October
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur, Kollam, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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:
-1300
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Localities:
Peechi, Vazhachal, Mangavada, Pamba, Kannoth R.F., Ariankavu, Teppakulam, Athirumala
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