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Clerodendrum phlomidis
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Family:
VERBENACEAE
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Citation: Clerodendrum phlomidis L.f., Suppl. Pl. 292. 1781; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 590. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1099(769). 1924; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 357. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 239. 1999; Rajendran & Daniel, Indian Verbenaceae 136. 2002.
Clerodendrum multiflorum (Burm.f.) O.Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 06. 1891, non G. Don 1824.
Volkameria multiflora Burm.f., Fl. Ind. 137. t.45. f. 1. 1768.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Thiruthali
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets hairy, pubescent. Leaves to 5 x 4 cm, ovate, obtuse, base truncate to acute, membranous; petiole 2.5 cm. Panicles axillary, occasionally terminal; bracts 5 mm, ovate; pedicels to 1 cm; calyx tube 6 mm, lobes 6 mm, triangular; corolla tube 2 to 2.5 cm, lobes 0.8 cm, oblong, subequal; stamens exserted; ovary 4-lobed, 1-ovuled each.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Myanmar
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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:
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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Localities:
Churullipetty, Neyyar
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