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Sauropus androgynus
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr., Bull. Bur. Forest. Philipp. Islands 1: 30. 1903; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1303(911). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 261. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 372. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 426. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 438. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 425. 1994; Chakrab. & Gangop., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 20: 519. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 295. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 643. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 380. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 298. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 621. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 456. 2005; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 393. 2007; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 753. 2009.
Clutia androgyna L., Mant. Pl. 1: 128. 1767.
Sauropus albicans Blume, Bijdr. 596. 1826; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 332. 1887.
Sauropus indicus Wight, Ic. t. 1952. f.2. 1853.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Elakeera, Velicheera
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Chikurmanis, Sauropus
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Description:
Erect monoecious shrubs, 1-1.5 cm high; leafy branches seemingly clustered towards tip of branches. Leaves simple, alternate, 2.5-10 x 1.5-13.5 cm, triangular-lanceolate, acuminate at apex, broad and truncate at base, glaucous beneath. Flowers axillary, solitary to clustered. Perianth 1-seriate, 6-lobed. Stamens 3, filaments connate to a column. Ovary globose, 0.15-0.2 cm diam., 3-celled; ovules 2 in each cell; style 3; stigma curved. Capsules globose, 1-1.5 cm diam. with persistent stylar portion at tip.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown in homesteads
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Distribution:
Indo-Malaya
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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):
Green, Yellow, Brown, Red
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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:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
800-1200
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Localities:
Rosemala, Choodal, Kallar, Koruthode, Vallakkadavu, Orukomban, Tiruvalla, Angamoozhy, Panoth, Cannanore, Athirumala, Koviltherimala
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