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Pseudaidia speciosa
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Pseudaidia speciosa (Bedd.) Tirveng., Adansonia 3: 287. 1986; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 235. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 165. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 346. 1997; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 442. 2009.
Griffithia speciosa Bedd., Ic. t. 37. 1868-1874.
Randia speciosa Bedd., For. Man. Bot. 133. 1872, non DC. 1830.
Randia rugulosa sensu Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 113. 1880,p.p., non Thw. 1859; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 617(435). 1921.
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Description:
Woody climbers. Leaves ovate or elliptic, obtusely acuminate, base acute, or attenuate, glabrous, chartaceous, to 18 x 10 cm; stipules ovate-cuspidate, glabrous, 0.5 cm long. Bracts persistent. Pedicels to 1.5 cm long. Calyx puberulous, limb 5-toothed. Corolla white with pink shades, tube to 1 cm long, lobes as long as the tube, reflexed. Stamens exserted. Berry globose, to 1 cm across.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-June
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District(s):
Malappuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Idukki, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South West 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:
Sholayar, Ponmudi, Rosemala, Kallar, Thenmala, Silent Valley R. F., Nelluyampathy forests, Ponmudi, Thalichola
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