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Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Oldenlandia corymbosa L., Sp. Pl. 119.1753, var. corymbosa; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 64. 1880,p.p.; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 600(423). 1921; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 239. 1990; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 434. 2009.
Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lam., Encycl. 1: 272. 1792; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 142. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 209. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 192. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 216. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 192. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 327. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 228. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 169. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 149. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 67. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 325. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 174. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 149. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 150. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 315. 2002; Dutta & Deb, Taxonomic Revision Hedyotis 149. 2004; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 251. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 349. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Onathumba, Parpadakapullu
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English name(s):
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Description:
Diffuse or spreading prostrate herbs; stem 4-angled. Leaves simple, opposite, 1-2.5 x 0.2-0.4 cm, linear-lanceolate, acute at apex, base attenuate, scabrid on margins; stipules sheathing. Flowers 2-6 in a corymb; 4-merous; peduncles 4-8 mm long. Calyx tube c. 1 mm long, lobes minute. Corolla white; tube c. 1 mm long with a ring of hairs at throat. Stamens 4 inserted at corolla base. Capsules c. 2 mm across, subglobose, loculicidal, dehiscing at top only; seeds minute, trigonous.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-September
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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:
300-700
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Localities:
Kattalappara, Ichampetty, Koruthode, Mlappara, Thekkady, Parambikulam, Thunakkadavu, Tiruvalla, Adoor, Sabarimala, Cheruvathur, Kumbla, Pappinisseri, Kannoth, Tellicherry, Bhavani river bank, Kasaragod, Kakadavu, Cheriyanad, Canoli, Thenmalai, Attayar, K
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