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Taxillus cuneatus
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Family:
LORANTHACEAE
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Citation: Taxillus cuneatus (Heyne ex Roth) Danser, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. ser. 3, 10: 354. 1929; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 400. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 387. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 275. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 596. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 358. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 274. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 276. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 584. 2002.
Loranthus cuneatus Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 193. 1821; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 214. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1253(877). 1925.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Ottupuluri
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Parasitic shrubs, branches slender, rugulose, glabrous. Leaves simple, alternate, to 3 x 1.5 cm, obovate, rounded or retuse at apex, base cuneate and decurrent to the petiole; nerves obscure; petiole 2-4 mm long. Flowers 2-5 in axillary sessile or pedunculate fascicles; bracts 2 mm long, obovate. Calyx 2 mm long, tube subcylindric, limb irregularly toothed, pubescent. Corolla 2-3 cm long, tube inflated at middle, curved, 5-ribbed, greenish-white; lobes linear, recurved or spreading. Stamens exserted beyond the corolla tube; filaments dark red. Berry 8 mm long, ovoid, crowned by the calyx teeth, crimson.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
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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:
Yes
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, Yellow, Orange
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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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
600-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Karimutty, Kokkara, Kuchimudi, Thekkady, Lock-hert gap, Ampumala, Karamanayar region, Bonaccord
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