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Ardisia littoralis
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Family:
MYRSINACEAE
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Citation: Ardisia littoralis Andr., Bot. Repos. 10. t. 630. 1811; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 756(531). 1921; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 403. 2009.
Ardisia humilis sensu Clakre in Hookf. f, Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 529. 1882,p.p, non Vahl 1794.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kadal cherry
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Coralbush
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Description:
Erect branched shrub to 1.5 m tall. Leaves clustered towards the ends of the branches, 5-11 x 2.4-5 cm, obovate-oblong or elliptic, base cuneate, apex acute or subobtuse, coriaceous; petiole to 1 cm long. Inflorescence axillary or lateral umbels, rarely lengthened into racemes; peduncle 2-3 cm long. Flowers pink; pedicels 0.8-1.4 cm long, stout. Calyx 3-5 mm long; lobes elliptic, obtuse, with membranous margins, in fruit enlarged, orbicular, closely pressed to the berry. Corolla-lobes 5-7 mm long, obliquely ovate-acuminate, gland-dotted. Berry 5-7 mm across, dipressed globose, apiculate, red at first turning purplish black.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-September
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Kollam, Kottayam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Mangrove swamps and backwaters
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Malesia
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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):
Rose
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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:
Thrikkunnapuzha
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