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Leea robusta
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Family:
LEEACEAE
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Citation: Leea robusta Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 468. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 667. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 240(171). 1918; Philip Mathew et al., Rheedea 2: 67. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 114. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 159. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 75. 1998; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 183. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 239. 2009.
Leea macrophylla sensu Ridsd., Blumea 22: 85. 1974, non Roxb. ex Hornem. 1813.
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Description:
Large shrubs. Leaves 1-pinnate; leaflets 5 or 7, to 28 x 12 cm, oblong, acute, rounded at base, serrate, pubescent along nerves; nerves 14 pairs, nervules parallel; petiolule 3 cm long. Cymes axillary, 10 cm across; peduncle to 12 cm long; branches hirtus. Flowers green, 5 mm across; calyx lobes ovate, acute; petals 2 mm long, puberulus outside. Capsule 6 mm across, black.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Palakkad, Idukki, Kannur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India and South East 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):
Green
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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, Thekkady, Nootavanpara, Vadapuram, Nadugani ghats
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