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Dichapetalum gelonioides
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Family:
DICHAPETALACEAE
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Citation: Dichapetalum gelonioides (Roxb.) Engl. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 3(4): 348. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 188(134). 1915; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 111. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 97. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 92. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 101. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 112. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 62. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 100. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 61. 1997; N.C. Nair in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 528. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 62. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 59. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 153. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 121. 2005; N.C. Nair in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 670. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 213. 2009.
Moacurra gelonioides Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 69. 1832.
Chailletia gelonioides (Roxb.) Bedd., For. Man. Bot. 59. Anal. Gen. t.9. f.1. 1871; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 570. 1875.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cherumaram, Kattukappikkuru
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets hairy. Leaves alternate, 7-10 x 3-4 cm, elliptic, apex caudate-acuminate, base acute, entire. Flowers unisexual, in axillary or extra-axillary, short peduncled cymes, densely villous; bracts lanceolate. Sepals 5, 1.5 mm long, ovate. Petals 1.5 mm long, obovate, bilobed at apex, glabrous. Stamens 5, filaments short, anthers ovoid, disc 4 lobed, scale like. Ovary 3-celled, cell 2-ovuled, style 1, trifid above. Drupe 10 mm across, 2-lobed, compressed, rugose; seeds with orange-red aril.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-July
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen 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):
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:
-1500
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Localities:
Chimmini, Vazhani, Rosemala, Kattalappara, Chenthamara, Inchippara, Orukomban, Karimala, Muthuvarachal, Chandanathode, Ponmudi, Arippa, on way to Nilamel, Sabarimala, Ranni, Panoth, Nedumpoyil, Tirunalli, Konnakadu, Maloth, Boneccord, Thenmalai, Ettapada
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