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Gaultheria fragrantissima
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Family:
ERICACEAE
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Citation: Gaultheria fragrantissima Wall., Asiat. Res. 13: 397. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 457. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 743(522). 1921; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 165. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 36. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 47. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 176. 1999.
Gaultheria leschenaultii DC., Prodr. 7: 593. 1839.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kolakkattachedi, Kolgate-chedi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, elliptic, acute to obtuse at both ends, thick coriaceous, reddish gland dotted, aromatic, serrulate. Racemes to 8 cm long in upper axils. Calyx 5 lobed, lobes 4 mm, triangular, margins hairy; corolla 5 mm wide, urceolate, tube 5 mm long, lobes 5, round, reflexed; stamens 10; ovary 3 mm wide. Capsule 8 x 6 mm, cupular, blue with red stalk.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-May
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Shola forests and grasslands
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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, Pink
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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:
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Localities:
Pothumala, Munnar, Mannavan shola, Sispara, Devicolam
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