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Ixora undulata
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Ixora undulata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 385. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 147. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 631(445). 1921; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 213. 1984; Tariq Husain & Paul, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 5, 177.1989; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 327. 2002.
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Description:
Large shrubs. Leaves opposite, 8-15 x 2.5-6 cm, elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate at apex, attenuate at base; stipules ovate, 0.2-0.3 cm, with subulate tip. Cymes peduncled; peduncles 2.5-4 cm long; bracts leafy, 0.5-0.6 x 0.25-0.3 cm; bracteoles 0.3-0.4 cm long, lanceolate.. Inflorescence branches and flowers articulated. Calyx tube 0.1-0.15 cm; lobes 0.1-0.15 cm. Corolla pink; tube 0.8-1 cm long. Berry didymous, subglobose, 0.5-0.7 cm diam.; calyx tube persistent in fruits.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-June
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District(s):
Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Tropical Himalayas, Nepal and Bhutan
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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, 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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1000-1400
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Localities:
Athirumala, Agasthymala peak
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