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Schefflera rostrata
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Family:
ARALIACEAE
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Citation: Schefflera rostrata (Wight) Harms in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 38. 1894; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 569(402). 1919; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 216. 1994; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 301. 2002.
Hedera rostrata Wight, Ic. tt. 1013,1014.1845, p.p.
Heptapleurum rostratum (Wight) Bedd., For. Man. Bot. 122. 1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 729. 1879.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Pullumaram
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Trees. 8-12 m high, sometimes epiphytic on trees or rocks. Leaves digitate, leaflets 7-11, 5-12 x 3-8 cm, oblong lanceolate, acute at apex, round at base, rusty pubescent when young; petioles 10-20 cm long; petiolule 0.5-2.5 cm long, both rusty pubescent when young. Inflorescence at tip of old branches or axillary; umbels 2-2.5 cm diam. Peduncles 2-3 cm long; pedicels 0.5-1 cm long. Bracts 0.2-0.3 cm long, ovate, rusty pubescent when young. Flowers 0.4-0.5 cm across. Calyx tube 0.2-0.25 cm long, 0.25 cm diam., minutely 5-6 toothed. Petals 0.25-0.3 cm long, ovate, valvate. Filaments 0.5 cm long; anthers c. 0.1 cm long, introse. Ovary 0.4-0.5 cm long; style short, connate in into a cylindric column.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-June
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
Yes
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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
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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:
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Altitude:
900-1200
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Localities:
Athirumala
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