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Mallotus resinosus var. resinosus
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Mallotus resinosus (Blanco) Merr., Sp. Blancoan. 222. 1918, var. resinosus; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 423. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 434. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 420. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 375. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 612. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 450. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 150. 2007; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 150. 2007; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 745. 2009.
Adelia resinosa Blanco, Fl. Philipp. (ed. 2) 562. 1845.
Mallotus intermedius (Baill.) Balakr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 10: 245. 1969; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 627. 1997.
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Description:
Erect shrubs, branchlets rusty tomentose. Leaves to 13 x 4.5 cm, oblanceolate, acuminate at apex, acute at base, distantly serrate, glandular; nerves 9 pairs, prominent, nervules closely parallel; petioles unequal, 0.3-1.8 cm long. Male racemes 1-4 cm long, rusty tomentose; flowers 3 mm across, closely packed, tomentose. Capsule 15 mm across, covered with curved spines and yellow glands; seeds 5 mm across, globose, dull brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
700-1400
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Localities:
Vellimala, Chokkampetti, Kottamala, Arampa, Ambayathode, Mukkali forests, Kaikatty forests-Pothundy, Boneccord, Nadugani ghats, Athirumala, Attayar, Agasthymala peak
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