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Mallotus distans
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Mallotus distans Muell.-Arg., Linnaea 34: 194.1865; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5:441.1887; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1322(924). 1925; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 406. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 291. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 294. 2002; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 146. 2007.
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Description:
Shrubs to small trees, branchlets pubescent. Leaves opposite and alternate, ovate-lanceolate or oblong, acute or acuminate, base rounded, sessile glands at base prominent, pubescent or glabrous above, fulvous tomentose below, to 18 x 8 cm. Flowers sessile, fascicled on spikes. Perianth tomentose. Capsule 3-lobed, 1 cm across, brown stellate-tomentose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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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):
Creamy, 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:
100-800
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Localities:
Peechi, Vazhani, Rosemala, Kattalappara, Choodal, Karimala
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