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Majidea zanguebarica
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Family:
SAPINDACEAE
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Citation: Majidea zanguebarica J. Kirk ex Oliv., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 11: 78, t. 1097 78 1871.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Black Pearl Tree
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Description:
Small to medium-sized trees reaching 10 - 12 m in height; trunk short. Leaves alternate, pinnate; leaflets 3 - 4 pairs, ovate or elliptic, slightly asymmetric, 1.5 -5 x 1-2.5 cm, basal pairs smaller and the larger ones at the tip. Flowers small inconspicuous star-shaped, about 1cm in size and occur in terminal 15 - 25 cm long panicles. Sepals 4, yellowish-green, slightly larger than petals, tomentose. Petals 4, red, small. Stamens 8; anthers orange or red in colour. Fruits ca 2 - 3 cm long, 2 or 3-lobed, unripe fruits yellowish-green in colour, when ripe they turn to pink red to brown and split open into three parts; seeds rounded, 4-5 mm across, black, tomentose.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-June
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District(s):
Thrissur, Kozhikkode, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Ernakulam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental tree
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical Africa
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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):
Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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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Localities:
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