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Psychotria globicephala
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Psychotria globicephala Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920: 249. 1920 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 640(451). 1921; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 141. 1988; Deb & Gangop., J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 7, 47. 1989; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 160. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 353. 2002.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves 8-12 x 4-6 cm, oblanceolate, apex acuminate or acute, base attenuate, nerves looped near the margin, petiole 0.5-1 cm, stipule with long hairs. Flowers in terminal globose heads mixed rufous hairs; calyx ca 1.5 mm, ciliate, lobes 5; corolla tube very short; stamens inserted on the corolla tube; style ca 4 mm, stigma bifid.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
800-1000
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Localities:
Pezha, Munnar, Sispara, Koviltherimala
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