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Psilanthus wightianus
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Psilanthus wightianus (Wight & Arn.) Leroy, Adansonia 3:252.1981; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 165. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 154. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 159. 2002.
Coffea wightiana Wight & Arn., Prodr. 436. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 154. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 636(449). 1921.
Psilanthus bridsoniae Sivar., Biju & Mathew, Bot. Bull. Acad. Sinica 33: 216. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 235. 1996.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Vadamally
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs; with spinescent branches and branchlets. Leaves to 3 x 1.5 cm, elliptic-ovate, apex obtuse, membranous; petiole 5 mm, stipule broad, ovate-acuminate. Flowers solitary or in cymes, white; bracteoles form a calyculus; calyx irregularly many toothed, 1.5 mm; corolla tube 6 mm, lobes 8 mm long, twisted, elliptic-oblong; stamens 4 mm, oblong; style 3 mm, bifid at apex, linear.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and deciduous forests, and scrub jungles
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Distribution:
Eastern Himalayas, Peninsular 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:
Rosemala, Muthuvanala, Keerapady
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