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Phyllanthus reticulatus
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. in Lam., Encycl. 5: 298. 1804; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 288. 1887; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 262. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 345. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 367. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 733. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 424. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 334. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 413. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 294. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 639. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 379. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 289. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 297. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 454. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 382. 2007; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 648. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 751. 2009.
Kirganelia reticulata (Poir.) Baill., Etud. Gen. Euphorb. 613. 1858; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1294(905). 1925; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 421. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 432. 1990.
Anisonema multiflora Wight, Ic. t. 1899. 1852.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Neeroli, Neeruri, Nirnelli, Kilanelli, Kattuniruri, Poolanchedy
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Description:
Scandent shrubs; branches pubescent. Leaves simple, alternate, 1.5-2 x 1-1.5 cm, elliptic, apex acute or obtuse, base acute, glabrous; stipules lanceolate, often spinescent; petiole to 2 mm long. Male flowers in axillary fascicles; tepals 5, unequal, obovate, imbricate; stamens 5, outer 2-3 free, inner connate. Female flowers solitary; tepals 5, shortly connate, obovate, valvate, margin scarious; ovary globose, 5-12-locular; styles 3, bifid. Fruits 5-7 mm across, globose, black; seeds 8-10trigonous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Stream banks, lake shores and also in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen 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):
Green, 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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Churullipetty, Thekkady, Parambikulam, Nadugani ghats, Tiruvalla, Hosdurg, Bekal, Kumbla, Cannanore, Kalliassey, Kannoth, Mathur, Vaniampara, Olavakkot, Pattanakadu, Nedumkayam, Kanjirakadavu, Kulathupuzha
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