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Gmelina asiatica
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Family:
VERBENACEAE
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Citation: Gmelina asiatica L., Sp. Pl. 626. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 582. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1098(768). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 313. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 355. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 359. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 240. 1999; Rajendran & Daniel, Indian Verbenaceae 161. 2002.
Gmelina parviflora Roxb., Pl. Corom. t.162. 1802.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cherukumuzhu, Chulungu, Kumilamaram, Mulkumizhu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Asian Bushbeech
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Description:
Large shrub to small trees, branchlets ferrugineus pubescent, aborted branches spiny. Leaves to 4 x 3 cm, ovate, apex acute, slightly pubescent on the nerves beneath, glaucous; petiole to 2 cm. Racemes terminal or axillary, 3-5 cm long, pubescent; flowers golden yellow; calyx tube 6 mm long, campanulate, with large glands, tomentose; corolla tube 1.5 cm, ventricose, lobes 2.5 cm, pubescent; longest stamen to 1.7 cm; ovary 4 mm. Drupe 2.5 x 2 cm.
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Habit:
Shrub to Small Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and wastelands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
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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:
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:
Champakkad, Cannanore
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