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Cestrum parqui
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Cestrum parqui L'Herit., Strip. Nov. 73. t. 36. 1788; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 313. 1988.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Chilean Flowering Jassamine
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Description:
Woody perennial shrubs. Leaves lanceolate, to 8-12 x 4-5 cm long, producing an unpleasant odour when crushed. Flowers yellow or greenish-yellow. Stamens attached near the throat of the corolla. Anthers oblong. Fruit (berry) egg-shaped about 1 cm long.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-June
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District(s):
Kannur, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Introduced as garden plant, now running wild along the roadsides and scrub jungles in the high ranges
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Distribution:
Native of Chile; cultivated in warm regions
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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):
Pink, Rose
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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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