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Homonoia riparia
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Homonoia riparia Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 637. 1790; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 455. 1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1333(933). 1925; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 368. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 340. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 251. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 420. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 361. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 717. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 431. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 418. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 345. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 405. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 289. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 624. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 374. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 285. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 293. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 447. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 137. 2007; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 741. 2009.
Adelia neriifolia Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 375. 1821.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Athalangi, Aattuvanchi, Kadallari, Neervanchi, Puzhavanchi
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Description:
Large shrubs; branchlets pubescent, reddish. Leaves simple, spiral, closely packed, to 18 x 2 cm, linear-oblong, acute at either ends, penninerved, covered with yellow scales below and pubescent along nerves; petiole 1 cm long, tomentose; stipule filiform. Flowers dioecious in axillary 10-15 cm long racemes. Male flowers 3 mm across, sepals 2-5, glabrous, ciliate along the margins, yellowish red; stamens many, free. Female flowers sessile, densely packed; bracts ovate; sepals 2 mm long, lanceolate, ciliate; ovary densely hairy; styles 3, spreading, linear. Capsule 5 mm across, globose, hairy.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Along riverbanks and streams
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and South China
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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):
Red
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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, Mamood, Chinnar, Koruthode, Parambikulam, Mukkali forests, Canoli, South Walakkad, Thekkuthode, Mannarappara, Panathur, Payyavur, Ambayathode, Arunappara, Mundurapalai river side, Bhavani river bank, Karivara slopes, Dhoni R. F., Olipara forests,
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