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Colubrina asiatica
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Family:
RHAMNACEAE
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Citation: Colubrina asiatica (L.) Brongn., Mem. Fam. Rhamn. 62. 1826; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 642. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 225(161). 1918; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 124. 1990; Bhandari & Bhansali in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 169. 2000; P.V. Sreekumar & A.N. Henry in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 724. 2005.
Ceanothus asiaticus L., Sp. Pl. 196. 1753.
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Description:
Unarmed shrub, 1-3 m high; branches zigzag. Leaves alternate, ovate, broadly rounded or shallowly cordate at base, crenate at margin, acuminate at apex, 3-8 x 2-4 cm, chartaceous; stipules ca 1 mm long. Flowers in cymes, greenish yellow, fragrant, lower ones bisexual, the upper sterile or staminate; peduncles 2-5 mm long; pedicels 2-5 mm long. Calyx lobes 2-3 mm long, glabrous. Petals emarginate, 1.5-2 mm long, yellow; claw slender. Stamens 1-1.5 mm long; anthers dorsifixed. Capsules globose, depressed at top, 8-10 mm. Seeds 3, slightly emarginate at base, 4-5 mm, chocolate-brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as hedge plant
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Distribution:
India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia and South Africa
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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):
Yellow, Green
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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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