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Olax imbricata
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Family:
OLACACEAE
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Citation: Olax imbricata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 69. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 575. 1875; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 101. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 62. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 138. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 63. 1998; Uniyal in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 7. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 60. 2002; N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 675. 2005.
Olax wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 89. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 575. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 190(136). 1915; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 63. 1995; Uniyal in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 11. 2000.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mannankoran-kodi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Branchlets glabrous. Leaves 8-12 x 4-6 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex acute or obtuse, base rounded or truncate, glabrous and chartaceous, lateral nerves 7-9, intercostae obscure; petiole 1 cm long. Flowers to 1 cm across, creamy white; calyx cupular, accrescent; petals 3, to 1 cm long; stamens opposite to the petals, adnate to the base; ovary 3-locular, ovules 3, stigma 3-lobed. Drupe 1.5-2 cm long, oblong, yellow.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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, 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, Vazhani, Kattalappara, Thekkady, Manaloda, Parambikulam, Kariamchola, Vaniampuzha, Thenmalai
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