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Mundulea sericea
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Mundulea sericea (Willd.) Cheval., Compt. Rend. 180: 1521. 1925; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 167. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 218. 1992; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 101. 1999.
Cytisus sericeus Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1121. 1802.
Mundulea suberosa (DC.) Benth. in Miq., Pl. Jungh. 248. 1852; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 110. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 314(222). 1918.
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Description:
Large shrub to small trees; branchlets pubescent. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets opposite and subopposite, to 4.5 x 1.5 cm, elliptic, apex emarginate, base cuneate, silvery pubescent below; petiolule 2 mm, stipule 2 mm. Flowers fascicled, in pseudo-racemes, violet, pedicels 2 cm; calyx tube 5 mm, campanulate, pubescent, lobes 2 mm, triangular, upper connate; standard petal 2.5 x 1.5 cm, obovate; staminal tube 2 cm long, filaments 3 cm, alternate ones dilated at the base; ovary 2 cm, pubescent. Pod linear, pubescent, acute at apex.
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Habit:
Shrub to Small Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-April
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and 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):
Pink
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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:
Chinnar, Agali
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