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Wendlandia bicuspidata
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Wendlandia bicuspidata Wight & Arn., Prodr. 1: 403. 1834; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 588(415). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 247. 1994; Gopalan & Henry, Endemic Pl. Agasthiyamala 443. 2000.
Wendlandia notoniana Wall. ex Wight & Arn. var. bicuspidata (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3:40. 1882.
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Description:
Tree, 4-5 m tall; branchlets ferruginous-pubescent. Leaves usually opposite, elliptic or obovate, 8-16 x 2-5 cm, glabrous above, sparsely pubescent beneath, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base; stipules ovate-oblong, bifid at apex. Flowers white in axillary and terminal panicles; bracteoles subulate, short. Calyx tube glabrous, small, persistent; corolla-tube .3 cm long, villous within. Stamens 4-5; anthers versatile, exserted. Capsules globose, 2-valved.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-May
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
600-1300
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Localities:
Ponmudi
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