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Psychotria nudiflora
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Psychotria nudiflora Wight & Arn., Prodr. 434. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3:175. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 641(452). 1921; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 219. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 233. 1988; Deb & Gangop., J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 7, 56. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 244. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 178. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 236. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 167. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 187. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 161. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 265. 2005.
Psychotria sekharana Ramamurthy & Rajan, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 80: 621. 1983.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kottappoovu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves to 13 x 4 cm, elliptic to oblanceolate, acuminate, narrowed to the base, reddish brown when dried; nerves 10-13 pairs, reticulate; petiole 1 cm long, slender; stipule ovate, obtuse. Cymes 4 cm across, peduncled, rusty puberulus, branches whorled. Flowers sessile; calyx 1 mm long, membraneous; corolla 5.5 mm long, lobes 4, short; style 2-fid at apex. Fruits not seen
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-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, Creamy
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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:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Athirapally, Kattalappara, Kallar, Vellimala, Orukomban, Angamoozhy, Aralam, Thenmalai, Hereford, Rockwood
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