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Psychotria johnsonii
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Psychotria johnsonii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 175. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 640(451). 1921; Deb & Gangop., J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 7, 88. 1989; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 160. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 354. 2002.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves 6-8 x 2-3 cm, obovate-oblanceolate, apex abruptly acuminate, base attenuate, nerves with domatia; petiole to 5 mm; stipule ca 5 mm, broadly ovate, acute. Cymes terminal, branches opposite; calyx ca 1 mm, 5 toothed, ciliate along the margin; corolla ca 3 mm, throat densely hairy interspersed with 5 stamens, lobes 5, acute; style 2 mm, stigma bifid. Drupe ca 5 mm across.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram
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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):
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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:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
1200-1800
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Localities:
Pezha, Chemungi, Pongalapara, Agasthymala peak
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