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Aporosa acuminata
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Aporosa acuminata Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 288. 1861, 'Aporusa'; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 348. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1309 (916). 1925; Chakrab. & Gangop., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 17: 158. 1993; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 358. 1984; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 421. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 407. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 338. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 393. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 280. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 364. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 282. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 598. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 437. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 310. 2007; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 721. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Neervetti, Swarnavetti
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Slender shrubs with weak branchlets. Leaves to 12 x 4 cm, elliptic-oblong, acute at base, entire, glabrous; nerves 7 or 8 pairs, irregular; intercostae reticulate; petiole 1 cm long, stipule 2 mm long, ovate, tomentose. Male flowers in 1.5 cm long spike, densely packed; stamens 3. Female flowers 1-3 together, axillary, fascicled; bracts ovate, tomentose; sepals 4, 1 mm long, ovate, tomentose; styles bifid. Capsule 12 x 10 mm, ovoid, glabrous or hairy; seeds 7 x 6 mm, obovoid; glabrous; aril red.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular 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):
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:
200-1800
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Localities:
Sholayar, Choodal, Kallar, Vallakkadavu, Koruthode, Sabarimala, Pooppara, Kottayali, Ponmudi, Arampa, Maniyaar, Adimalai, Karappa, Boneccord, Thenmalai, Kulathupuzha, Chemungi, Attayar, Bonaccord
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