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Alstonia venenata
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Family:
APOCYNACEAE
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Citation: Alstonia venenata R. Br., Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 77. 1811; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 642. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 810(569). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 251. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 174. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 278. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 289. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 218. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 29. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 277. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 201. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 36. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 409. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 241. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 187. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 187. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 435. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 516. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kuttippala, Palamunpala, Perumarunnu, Theeppala
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Sinnappalai, Devil Tree
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Description:
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves 12-20 x 1.2-3 cm, linear-oblong, acuminate at both ends, 5 at each node, lateral nerves many, very close. Cymes terminal, to 20 cm across, corymbose. Flowers many; pedicels stout; sepals 1 mm long, ovate, acute, ciliate; corolla tube slender, hairy inside, lobes 13 mm long, oblong, acute, white. Follicle 2-angled, acute; seeds smooth.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests, often in forests clearings
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-700
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Localities:
Sholayar, Rosemala, Thenmala, Chinnar, Vanchikulam, Dam site, Kothala, Marayur, Chindaki forest, Campshed area, Thaliyar, Walayar, Padagiri, Anavayee forests, Ponmudi, Nadugani ghats, Ariankavu, Karamanayar region
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