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Galphimia gracilis
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Family:
MALPIGHIACEAE
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Citation: Galphimia gracilis Bartling, Linnaea 13: 552. 1839; R.C. Srivastava in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 31. 1997; V. Chandra. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 517. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 149. 2009.
Galphimia glauca Merr., Fl. Manila 277. 1912; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 87. 1989.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Thriallis, Rain of Gold, Spray of Gold, Slender Goldshower
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Description:
Shrubs; young parts appressed-reddish hairy, glabrescent with age. Leaves alternate, elliptic-oblong, acute at base, obtuse to rounded at apex with an acute tip, 3-5 x 1-2 cm. Flowers 1-2 cm across, in terminal racemes, inflorescences overtopped by 2 lateral branches. Calyx lobes ovate, rounded or subacute at apex, sometimes recurved. Petals unequal, clawed, yellow; limbs 3-angled, entire. Fruits globose, brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of tropical America
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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:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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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