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Homonoia retusa
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Homonoia retusa (Graham ex Wight) Muell.-Arg., Linnaea 34: 200. 1865; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 456. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1333(933). 1925; Ramach., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 3: 660. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 361. 1989; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 367. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 419. 1988; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 137. 2007.
Adelia retusa Graham ex Wight, Ic. t.1869. 1852.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves simple, alternate, 2-4 x 1-2 cm, oblong to spathulate, apex obtuse to retuse, margin serrate to dentate; lateral nerves ca. 4 pairs; petiole to 3 mm. Spikes to 1 cm long. Male 4 mm across: tepals 3, glabrescent, 2.5 mm; anthers 0.2 mm. Female flowers 3 mm aross: tepals 6-8, linear, 2 mm, acute; ovary 3-lobed; styles 3 mm, recurved, Capsule ca. 3.5 mm across.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-August
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kollam, Kannur, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Riverbanks
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vadesserikkana, on way to Mattanur, Kannoth
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