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Rauvolfia hookeri
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Family:
APOCYNACEAE
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Citation: Rauvolfia hookeri Sriniv. & Chithra in Henry et. al., Fl. Tamil Nadu I, 2: 78. 1987; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 204. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 443. 2002.
Rauvolfia beddomei Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 634. 1882, nom. illeg; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 807(568). 1923.
Tabernaemontana verticillata Bedd., For. Man. Bot. 157. Anal. Gen. t. 20/3. 1872, non Rauvolfia verticillata Baill. 1895.
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Description:
Large dichotomously branched shrubs. Leaves usually ternate, 4-10 x 2-3.5 cm, elliptic lanceolate, acuminate at apex, attenuate at base. Cymes axillary, dichotomously branched. Peduncles slender, 3-8 cm long. Flowers small. Calyx lobes 5, 0.2-0.3 cm long. Corolla pinkish white; tube 0.4-0.5 cm long, inflated below the throat at attachment of stamens; throat villous; lobes 5, 0.1-0.15 cm long. Stamens 5, included. Disc cupular. Carpels connate half way up; ovules 2; style united except at base; stigma capitate, 2-fid at tip. Drupes partially connate, each 0.5-0.6 cm long, 0.3-0.5 cm wide, ovoid, beaked, purple on ripening; seeds 1-2, rugose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
Yes
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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:
600-700
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Localities:
Sholayar, Choodal, Kallar, Attayar
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