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Prismatomeris tetrandra
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Prismatomeris tetrandra (Roxb.) K. Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 4(4): 138. 1891; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 233. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 159. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 442. 2009.
Prismatomeris albidiflora Thw. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 8: 286. t.7A.1856 & Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 154. 1859; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 159. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 653(460). 1921.
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Description:
Small trees, bark grey, fissured. Leaves 11-15 x 3-5 cm, obovate or oblong, apex abruptly acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous, glossy above, lateral nerves 7-9 pairs, reticulations thin, prominent; petiole to 1.2 cm long; stipules glabrous, shining. Cymes terminal, few flowered. Flowers 2.5 cm long, white, slightly fragrant; calyx limb truncate, shortly 5-toothed; corolla lobes spreading; anthers linear, included; ovule pendulous, stigma 2-lobed. Berry 1 cm across, crowned by the calyx limb.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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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:
Poringal, Vazhachal, Orukomban, Pezha
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