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Psychotria glandulosa
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Psychotria glandulosa (Dennst.) Suresh in Nicolson et al., Interpr. Hort. Malab. 229.1988; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 160. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 352. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 265. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 444. 2009.
Baldingera glandulosa Dennst., Schluss. Hort. Malab. 9, 19, 31. 1818.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves 7-10 x 4-6 cm, obovate, apex obtusely acute, nerves 12-15 pairs, 5 mm apart, parallel, nervules reticulate, domatia glandular; petiole 1 cm long; stipule ovate, acute, rufous hairy inside. Cymes 5-7 x 1-1.5 cm, hispid. Flowers 7 mm long, grouped; calyx 2 mm long, lobes ovate, acuminate, ciliate; corolla tube 4 mm long, broadly villous inside, lobes 5, ovate, acute. Drupe 6 x 5 mm, globose, glabrous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-August
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District(s):
Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South India and Bangladesh
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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:
1000-1500
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Localities:
Olikkudy, Mangaladevi, Karimalagopuram, Ponnambalamedu, Lock-hert gap, Chemungi, Athirumala, Pongalapara, Agasthymala peak, Chemungi
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