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Rauvolfia verticillata
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Family:
APOCYNACEAE
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Citation: Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill., Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 768. 1888; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 280. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 293. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 282. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 418. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 244. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 190. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 444. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 523. 2009.
Dissolena verticillata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 137. 1790.
Tabernaemontana densiflora Wall., Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1273. 1829.
Rauvolfia densiflora (Wall.) Benth. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 633. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 808(567). 1923; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 175. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 242. 1989; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 36. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 99. 2000.
Ophioxylon neilgherrense Wight, Ic. t. 1292. 1848.
Ophioxylon ceylanicum Wight, Ic. t. 1291.1848.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Amalpori, Vanduvara
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs, sap milky latex. Leaves 10-14 x 4-6 cm, obovate, apex abruptly acuminate, base acute to attenuate, subcoriaceous, lateral nerves 14 pairs, prominent, nervules slender; petiole 2 cm long. Cymes terminal or axillary; peduncles 5-8 cm long. Flowers white; pedicels 1 cm long; calyx lobes acuminate, glabrous, reddish; corolla 1 cm long, lobes ovate, acute. Capsule 10 x 7 mm, oblong, black.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-October
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests, shola openings and grasslands
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Distribution:
South and south east Asia
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1000-1400
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Localities:
Sholayar, Vellimala, Karimala, Chandanathode, Munnar, Nelluyampathy forests, Old Devicolam, Old Devicolam to Gudular Junction, Agastyarkudam, Ampumala, Kanjhippara, Athirumala, Pongalapara
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