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Allophylus serrulatus
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Family:
SAPINDACEAE
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Citation: Allophylus serrulatus Radlk. in Rec. Bot. Surv. India 3: 341. 1907; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 246(175). 1918; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 124. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 77. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 173. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 141. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mukkanamperu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Straggling shrubs; branchlets lenticellate. Leaflets to 18 x 9 cm, ovate, acuminate at apex, attenuate at base; nerves ca. 13 pairs; petiolule 3-7 mm long; petiole 8-10 cm long. Flowers 3-5-together, 4 mm across; pedicel 3 mm long, jointed; sepals 1.5 mm diam., orbicular; petals 2 x 1 mm, spathulate; lobes of disc orbicular. Drupe 4 mm across, puberulus.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1000-1300
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Localities:
Kokkara, Angamoozhy, Boneccord, Athirumala
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