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Alseodaphne semecarpifolia var. angustifolia
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Family:
LAURACEAE
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Citation: Alseodaphne semecarpifolia Nees var. angustifolia Meisner in DC., Prodr. 15: 28. 1864; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 144. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1226(858). 1925; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 268. 1999.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karukotta
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Trees. Leaves to 11 x 4.5 cm, elliptic to oblanceolate, apex acute, base cuneate, glaucous beneath, coriaceous; petiole to 1.5 cm. Panicles subterminal, to 15 cm; pedicels to 0.5 cm; perianth lobes 6, 3 mm, oblong, pubescent inside; fertile stamens 9, filaments 7 mm, pubescent; anthers 4-celled, staminodes 3; ovary 1 mm, style 1 mm, stigma peltate.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-July
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Near streams in moist 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:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, 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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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Iruttalakkudy
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