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Lycianthes laevis ssp. kaitisis
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Lycianthes laevis ssp. kaitisis ( Dunal ) P.V.Bole & M.R.Almeida, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 81: 378. 1984.
Solanum kaitisis Dunal in DC., Prodr. 13: 157. 1852.
Solanum denticulatum auct. non Blume, 1825; Wight, Ic. t. 1397. 1848; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 231. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 936(657). 1923; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 242. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 218. 1999.
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Description:
Unarmed shrubs, glabrescent to pilose. Leaves in unequal pairs, to 15 x 6 cm and to 6 x 3 cm, elliptic-ovate, membranous, long acuminate, base cuneate, often dentate on the upper half, sparsely pilose, nerves 8-10 pairs; petiole to 6 cm. Flowers white, axillary, clustered; pedicels 1 cm. Calyx tube 2 mm, lobes 5-10, 2-3 mm long, glabrescent to densely pubescent. Corolla lobes 7 mm, pubescent. Ovary 2 mm, style 3 mm, stigma capitate. Berry ca. 7 mm across, red.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen, evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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
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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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