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Sarcococca coriacea
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Family:
BUXACEAE
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Citation: Sarcococca coriacea (Hook.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 491. 1827; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 243. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 22. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 416. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 44. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 646. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 300. 2002.
Pachysandra coriacea Hook., Exotic Fl. 2: t.128. 1825.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mattu-vadi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Scandent shrubs. Leaves alternate, 8-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, apex caudate-acuminate, base acute, coriaceous, lateral nerves many, joining intramarginally, slender. Racemes to 1.5 cm long; bract ovate, 1.5 mm long; bracteoles 4. Perianth lobes 4, unequal pairs, 1.5 mm long.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Malappuram, Idukki, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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):
Creamy, 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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Sholayar, Karimala, Devicolam, Poochapara, Walakkad, Karuvarakundu
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