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Psychotria subintegra
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Psychotria subintegra (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 162. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 641(452). 1921; Deb & Gangop., J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 7, 52. 1989; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 178. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 167. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 155. 1999.
Grumilea subintegra Wight & Arn., Prodr. 432. 1834.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves to 15 x 6 cm, elliptic, apex obtusely acuminate, base cuneate, nerves distant, membranous; petiole to 3 cm, stipule broadly oblong, 8 mm. Panicles terminal, ultimate branches corymbose, to 10 cm, branches opposite; calyx 0.5 mm, cup shaped, tooth 5, minute; corolla tube 3 mm, densely hairy inside, lobes 5, 2 mm, triangular; ovary 1 mm, style 4 mm, stigma 5-fid. Fruit ellipsoid.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-October
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam
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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:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kattalappara, Choondippara, Alampetty, Olikkudy, Marayur, Elderslide Estate
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