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Litsea nigrescens
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Family:
LAURACEAE
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Citation: Litsea nigrescens Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1236(865). 1925.
Tetranthera panamanja sensu Wight, Ic. t. 1836. 1852, non Buch.-Ham. 1830.
Litsea oleoides sensu Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 397. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 405. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 395. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 23,31. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 383. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 273. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 587. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 352. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 270. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 571. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 425. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 702. 2009, non (Meisner) Hook. f. 1886.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Matthi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Dioecious trees. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole stout, glabrous; lamina 12.5 x 5 cm, elliptic or oblong, base cuneate, apex obtusely acute or acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; nerves 9-12 pairs, pinnate, obscure, intercostae obscure. Flowers unisexual, yellowish, in axillary and lateral racemes longer than petiole, perianth 6-clefted. Fruit a berry.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-November
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-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):
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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
500-700
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Localities:
Sholayar, Kallar, Kokkara, Thekkady, Uppermanalar, Orukomban, Nelluyampathy forests, Kakki hills, Chandanathode, Anmooly slopes, Silent Valley R. F., Chemungi, Thalichola, Ampumala, Attayar, Bonaccord
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