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Grewia orientalis
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Family:
TILIACEAE
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Citation: Grewia orientalis L., Sp. Pl. (ed.2) 964. 1763; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 117(84). 1915; P. Daniel & M. Chandra. in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 506. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 90. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 44. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 37. 2002; P. Daniel in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 491. 2005.
Grewia columnaris J.E. Smith, Rees, Cyclop. 17: 5. 1811; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 383. 1874.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kayyonnar, Payippala
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets tomentose. Leaves 4-7 x 3-3.5 cm, ovate or obovate, apex acuminate, base truncate or subcordate, crenulate, tomentose above, glabrous below; petiole to 8 mm. Cymes axillary or leaf opposed; sepals 5, to 3 mm, lanceolate, pubescent; petals 5, to 7 mm, emarginate; ovary elongate, strigose. Drupe slightly 4-lobed, lobes to 8 mm, subglobose shortly bristly.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and Tropical Africa
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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:
Thekkady, Thenmalai
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