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Catharanthus pusillus
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Family:
APOCYNACEAE
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Citation: Catharanthus pusillus (Murr.) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 95. 1837-1838; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 165. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 252. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 226. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 276. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 239. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 412. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 279. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 290. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 214. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 278. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 411. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 188. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 308. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 421. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 518. 2009.
Vinca pusilla Murr., Comment. Goetting. 3: 66. t. 2, f. 1. 1773; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 640. 1882.
Lochnera pusilla (Murr.) K. Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 145. 1895; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 809(568). 1923.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kapavila
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Description:
Erect herbs. Leaves 3-7 x 0.5-2 cm, lanceolate, acute at both ends, lateral nerves 6-8 pairs, slender, faint; petiole 3-5 mm long, axils glandular. Flowers axillary, solitary or paired; calyx 5-partite, lobes subulate, eglandular; corolla white, hypocrateriform, tube 7 mm long, inflated below the mouth, mouth pilose, lobes obovate 2 mm long; stamens included, anthers narrowly ovate, distinct. Follicles 2-3 cm long; seeds black.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-October
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
In the plains and degraded 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
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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:
Peechi, Elanad, Vengoli, Anappadi, Puthukulam, Cannanore, Taliparamba, Hosdurg, Karimbam, Arikode, Ottakkal, Kanjurkavu
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