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Triumfetta rotundifolia
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Family:
TILIACEAE
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Citation: Triumfetta rotundifolia Lam., Encycl. 3: 421. 1792; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 395. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 120(86). 1915; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 87. 1989; P. Daniel & M. Chandra. in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 521. 1993; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 38. 2002.
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets stellate tomentose. Leaves to 3 x 2 cm, orbicular-rhomboid, obtuse, base cuneate, serrate; petiole to 2 cm. Racemes interrupted; sepals 5, ca 3 mm, oblong, stellate tomentose; petals 5, 4 mm, obovate, ciliate; ovary spherical, prickled. Capsule 5 mm across, ovoid, woolly.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands
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Distribution:
South Asia
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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):
Yellow
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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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Altitude:
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Localities:
Pandaravarai
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