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Geophila repens
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Geophila repens (L.) Johnst., Sargentia 8: 281. 1949; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 208. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 189. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 214. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 231. 1990; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 12, 18; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 219. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 147. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 321. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 172. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 148. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 249. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 346. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 416. 2009.
Rondeletia repens L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 928. 1759.
Geophila reniformis D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 136. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3:178.1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 643(454). 1921.
Geophila herbacea (Jacq.) K. Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 4(4): 199. 1891; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 191. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 164. 1995.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karimutthil, Karinkudungal
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Prostrate herbs; stem slender, stolon-like. Leaves simple, 1.5-2.5 x 1-2 cm, orbicular or broadly ovate to reniform, apex rounded or retuse, base cordate, chartaceous, basally 5-7-nerved; petiole to 5 cm long. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered umbels; peduncles to 4 cm long. Calyx tube short; lobes subulate, 3 mm long, persistent. Corolla 1-1.5 cm across, funnel-shaped, hairy within, white; lobes recurved, ovate-acute. Stamens 5, included. Ovary 2-locular; ovule 1-per locule. Berry c. 7 mm across, globose, scarlet; seeds plano-convex.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Chimmini, Kallar, Poonkavanam, Orukomban, Dhoni R. F., Perunthenaruvi, Kannoth R.F., Parappa, Thiruvizhamkunnu, Elanginelvallikavu, Nedumkayam, Canoli, Ottakkal
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