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Eriolaena lushingtonii
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Family:
STERCULIACEAE
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Citation: Eriolaena lushingtonii Dunn, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 88.1915 & in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 109(78).1915; K.C. Malick in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 417. 1993; Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 17: 176. 1993; V. Chithra in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 452. 2005.
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Description:
Tree, 4-5 m high. Leaves orbicular to ovate, rounded or cordate at base, irregularly dentate at margin, acuminate at apex, 5-9 x 4-7 cm, stellate-pubescent above, greyish-white-pubescent beneath. Flowers 1-3 in axillary cymes, fragrant; bracteoles laciniate, 5-6 mm long; pedicels and bracteoles pubescent. Sepals linear, acuminate, 1.8-2.2 x 0.2-0.3 cm, stellate-tomentose outside, pubescent inside. Petals obovate, 1.8-2 x 0.9-1.1 cm, yellow with tomentose claws. Stamens 12-15; staminal tube 1.2-1.4 cm long, pubescent; anthers linear, basifixed. Ovary ovoid, 5-6 x 4-5 mm, pubescent, 5-loculed; style pubescent; stigma minutely 5-lobed. Capsules ovoid, short-acuminate, 1.2-1.5 x 0.5-0.7 cm, woody, pubescent; seeds winged above.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-August
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
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):
Yellow
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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:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
350-900
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Localities:
Calvary Mount
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