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Artabotrys zeylanicus
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Family:
ANNONACEAE
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Citation: Artabotrys zeylanicus Hook. f. & Thoms., Fl. Ind. 128. 1855 & Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 54. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 14(10). 1915; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 26. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 61. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 53. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 37. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 2. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 5. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 46. 1990; Debika Mitra in B. D. Sharma et al., Fl. India 1: 253. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 45. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 29. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 26. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 36. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 11. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 4. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 2. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 51. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 40. 2005; M. Mohanan in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 139. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 74. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 92. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Manoranjini
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Woody climbers. Leaves simple, alternate, 13-18 x 5-7 cm, oblong, acute at both ends; nerves 10-12 pairs; petiole striate. Flowers a few; pedicels 1-2 cm long, stout with 4 bracts at base. Sepals 3, to 8 x 6 mm, broadly ovate, pubescent. Petals 6, 2.5-3 x 0.7 cm, oblong-lanceolate, concave at base inside, pubescent, yellow. Stamens many, anthers oblong, concealed by the flat and broad connectives. Carpels several, tomentose, ovules paired in each cell. Fruitlets sessile, 15-22 mm dia, globose, densely packed.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-June
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests, also in the plains
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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):
Green, 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:
700-1200
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Localities:
Peechi, Poringal, Kattalappara, Choondippara, Rosemala, Sivaloda, Parambikulam, Panthenthode border, Kolakutty, Angamoozhy, Nedumpoyil, Payyavur, Ayyappankovil, Nelluyampathy forests, Kottur R.F., Pananthur, Venmony, Machiri, Meenmutty, Athirumala
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