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Psychotria sohmeri
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Psychotria sohmeri Kiehn, Pl. Syst. Evol. 154: 215. 1986; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 445. 2009.
Psychotria elongata (Wight) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 163. 1880, non Benth. ex Orsted, 1852; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 641(452). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 243. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 178. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 68. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 186. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 155. 1999.
Grumilea elongata Wight, Ic. t. 1036. 1845.
Psychotria fosbergii Sohmer, Bot. Not. 129: 381. 1977, non Steyermark, 1972; Deb & Gangop., J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 7, 70. 1989.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves to 13 x 9 cm, obovate, apex abruptly acuminate, base cuneate, pits prominent in the nerve axils, coriaceous; petiole to 1.5 cm, stipule 1.5 cm, broadly ovate. Panicle terminal, racemiform, to 8 cm, calyx 1 mm, 5-toothed, ciliate; corolla 5 mm, campanulate, tube with a rim of hairs inside; ovary 0.5 mm, style 4 mm, stigma biglobose. Fruit 7 mm across, globose; seeds plano-convex, smooth.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-August
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South 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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