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Mitreola petiolata
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Family:
LOGANIACEAE
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Citation: Mitreola petiolata (Gmel.) Torr. & Gray, Fl. N. America 2: 45. 1841; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 295. 1996.
Cynoctonum petiolatum Gmel., Syst. 2: 443. 1791.
Mitreola oldenlandioides G. Don, Gard. Dict. 4:172.1837; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4:79.1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 863(607). 1923.
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Description:
Erect, annual herbs up to 50 cm tall. Leaves membranous, 3-7.5 x 1.5-3 cm, oblong, acute or acuminate, glabrous or nearly so, base tapering and decurrent into a petiole. Flowers in axillary and terminal, dichotomous cymes; bracts lanceolate-subulate. Corolla 5-lobed. Capsules wedge-shaped, veined, ca 0.4 cm long; seeds twice as long as broad, oblong, rounded at the ends, obscurely trigonous, pale, smooth and shining.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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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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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi
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