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Chassalia curviflora var. longifolia
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Chassalia curviflora (Wall. ex Kurz) Thw. var. longifolia (Dalz.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 177. 1880; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 249. 2005.
Psychotria longifolia Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 133. 1851.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves opposite, to 18 x 7 cm linear-lanceolate, base rounded, obtuse or cuneate, apex acute, chartaceous; nerves more numerous spreading. Inflorescence a panicled-cyme, terminal. Flowers 5-merous, pinkish white. Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla white to pink, tube cylindric, curved. Stamens 5, usually included. Ovary 2-locular; ovule 1-per locule; style long, with 2 stigmatic lobes. Drupe globose, purple when mature.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-June
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District(s):
Kasaragode, Pathanamthitta, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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
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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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