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Hypericum mysurense
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Family:
HYPERICACEAE
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Citation: Hypericum mysurense Heyne ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 99. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 253. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 70(50). 1915; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 53. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 18. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 68. 1990; S.N. Biswas in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 71. 1993; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 37. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 51. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 54. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 66. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 24. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 29. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 23. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 20. 2002; K.Vivek. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 326. 2005.
Norisca mysurensis (Heyne ex Wight & Arn.) Wight, Ic. t. 56. 1838.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Avaramkola
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Mysore St Johns Wort
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate, 20-30 x 7 mm, lanceolate, acute at both ends, closely placed, sessile; nerves 2 or 3 pairs, glabrous. Flowers yellow, 5-6 cm across, in terminal cymes, 2-3 together. Sepals to 1 cm long, lanceolate. Setals yellow, 2-2.5 x 1 cm, obovate, obtuse, glabrous. Stamens arranged in 5 bundles, filaments 1 cm long. Ovary 5-celled, styles 5, 10 mm long. Capsule 15 mm long, glabrous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Grasslands and margins of shola forests
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Distribution:
Tropical Asia
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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:
1500-1900
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Localities:
Karimala Hills, Pothumala, Kumarikulam, Devicolam, Vattavada, Karimala, Damsite, Sispara, Brahmagiri, Old Devicolam, Karasurymala, Kunda hills, Masthakappara
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