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Glochidion candolleanum
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Glochidion candolleanum (Wight & Arn.) Chakrab. & Gangop., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 19: 191. 1995; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 347. 2007; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 740. 2009.
Lobocarpus candolleanus Wight & Arn., Prodr. 1: 7. 1834.
Glochidion neilgherrense Wight, Ic. 5: 229. 1852; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 316. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1307(914). 1925; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 251. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 430. 1990; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 48. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 622. 1997.
Glochidion arboreum Wight, Ic. t. 1907. f.1. 1852; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 316. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1307(914). 1925; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 250. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 416. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 339. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 288. 1997.
Glochidion sisparense Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1307(914). 1926; Biju in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 161. 1999.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chendana, Chathakkadambu
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English name(s):
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Description:
Small trees, branchlets tomentose. Leaves simple, alternate, oblong or ovate-oblong, acute, base obtuse, tomentose along veins below, to 9 x 3.5 cm. Flowering branches slender, zig-zag. Flowers greenish-yellow. Style elongated. Capsule 0.8 cm across, 6-lobed.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Malappuram, Idukki, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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):
Green, Creamy
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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:
600-2150
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Localities:
Rosemala, Vattavada, Poochapara, Sispara, Agastyarkudam, Kunda hills, Teppakulam
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