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Flacourtia montana
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Family:
FLACOURTIACEAE
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Citation: Flacourtia montana Graham, Cat. Pl. Bombay 10. 1839; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 54(39). 1915; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 65. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 10. 1988; R.L. Mitra in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 406. 1993; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 23. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 44. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 58. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 26. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 18. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 21. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 16. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 74. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 58. 2005; N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 271. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 122. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chalirpazham, Charalmaram, Charalpazham, Kattuloika, Muripacha, Painellicka, Vayyamkaitha
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Throny trees to 8 m, thorns about 5 cm long, bark grey, thin, smooth. Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, 12-22 x 6-8, ovate, elliptic, apex acute or acuminate, base acute or rounded, margin crenate-serrate, coriaceous, glabrous except midrib below, shining above; 3-5 nerves from the base, prominent, lateral veins 4-6 pairs, pinnate, prominent, intercostae scalariform, slender, prominent; petiole 5-10, stout, glabrous. Flowers unisexual, small, in axillary congested pubescent cymes. Sepals 4 or 5 tomentose, small, imbricate. Petals absent. Stamens many; anthers versatile. Ovary superior, urn shaped, glabrous, incompletely 2-5 locular, ovules 2 in each cell; styles 5, reflexed, notched at tip. Fruit a berry, globose, obtusely ribbed, 1-1.5 cm across, bright red, of an agreeable acid flavour; seeds few, reddish.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-June
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Kasaragode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
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):
Creamy, 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:
Yes
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
-1000
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Localities:
Peechi, Vazhani, Palapally, Kattalappara, Umiyar, Kaduvathala, Kariyilathodu, Punnamala, Parappa, Kanjirakadavu, Nedumkayam, Muthappanpuzha, Bonaccord
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