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Ixora monticola
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Ixora monticola Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920: 246. 1920, non Kuntze, 1891 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 631(445). 1921; Tariq Husain & Paul, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 5, 98.1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 234. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 177. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 152. 2002.
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Description:
Glabrous shrubs. Leaves to 8 x 3 cm, ovate, acute-acuminate, rounded at base; nerves to 10 pairs, prominently reticulate; petiole 1 cm long; stipule 5 mm long, ovate, acuminate. Cymes 4-5 cm across, trichotomous, glabrous; basal bracts 1 cm long, elliptic. Flowers 10 mm long, sessile, 3-together; bracts and bracteoles subulate; calyx tube 1.5 mm long, lobes 1.5 mm long, ovate; corolla tube 8 mm long, slender, lobes 2.5 x 1 mm, oblong, deflexed; anthers 2 mm long, acute; style 8 mm long. Berry 6 x 7 mm, biglobose, glabrous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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):
Pink
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Inchippara, Thekkady, Ambari, Orukomban, Karappa, Silent Valley R. F.
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