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Streblus taxoides
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Family:
MORACEAE
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Citation: Streblus taxoides (Heyne ex Roth) Kurz, For. Fl. Burma 2: 465. 1877; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 381. 1984; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 355. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 305. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 467. 2005.
Trophis taxoides Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 386. 1821.
Phyllochlamys spinosa (Roxb.) Bur. in DC., Prodr. 17: 218. 1873; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 488. 1888; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1352(946). 1928.
Trophis spinosa Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 762.1832.
Epicarpurus spinosus (Roxb.) Wight, Ic. t. 1962. 1853.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kadala
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Large shrubs with stout axillary spines. Leaves elliptic or ovate to obovate, acute to acuminate, base cuneate, dentate along distal half, to 12 x 5 cm. Male inflorescence axillary, in groups of 1-4 with 8-12 flowers. Female solitary, axillary. Drupe ellipsoid, ca 1 cm across, yellow, subtended by the enlarged foliaceous tepals, ca 2 cm long.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-November
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District(s):
Kollam, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
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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:
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Localities:
Rosemala, Kattalappara, Parur, Enathu
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