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Ravenia spectabilis
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Family:
RUTACEAE
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Citation: Ravenia spectabilis (Lindl.) Engl., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12: 126. 1874; K.N. Nair & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4:408. 1997.
Limonia spectabilis Lindl., Bot. Reg. t. 59. 1840.
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Lemonia, Ravenia Pink
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Description:
Large shrubs. Leaves are alternate or opposite, simple or trifoliate; leaflets 4-12 x 1-2 cm, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, acute or obtuse at apex, base acute, glabrous and glossy, lateral nerves obscure, sessile; petioles 2-4 cm long. Flowers often 2 or 3 on axillary peduncles, sometimes solitary. Calyx consists of 3-5 distinct or basally connate sepals. Corolla dark pink, lobes 5, with a distinct midrib. The stamens connate, obdiplostemonous, with the outer whorl opposite the petals. The pistil 2-5 or more carpels, often connate at base 2-5 or more locules, each with 1-several axile ovules.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-May
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District(s):
Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of West Indies
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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):
Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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