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Ehretia canarensis
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Family:
BORAGINACEAE
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Citation: Ehretia canarensis (Clarke) Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 891(626). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 266. 1984; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 311. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 214. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 440. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 203. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 465. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 332. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 460. 2009.
Ehretia laevis Roxb. var. canarensis Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 142. 1883.
Ehretia indica (Dennst. ex Kostel.) M.R.& S.M. Almeida, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 90. 424. 1993; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 303. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 261. 1998.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chavandi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Chamror
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Description:
Small trees. Leaves simple, alternate, 6-10 x 3-4 cm, elliptic, apex acuminate, base cuneate, thin coriaceous, glabrous; lateral nerves 5-7 pairs; petiole c. 2 cm long. Flowers 2.5-3 mm across, in axillary and terminal unilateral corymbose cymes. Calyx minute, 5-toothed. Corolla white, c. 2.5 mm long, lobes 5, oblong, obtuse. Stamens 5, exserted. Ovary minute, 2-celled; ovules 2 in each cell; style 2-fid above middle. Drupe 4-5 mm across, subglobose, red; seeds 4.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Alappuzha, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
300-800
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Localities:
Peechi, Wadakkanchery, Palapally, Kattalappara, Kalvarimala, Vengoli, Kanthalppara, Dhoni R. F., Edamalayar, Angamoozhy, Neriamangalam, Kottur R.F., Thazhakkara, Nedumkayam, Machiri, Meenmutty
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