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Ardisia pauciflora
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Family:
MYRSINACEAE
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Citation: Ardisia pauciflora Heyne ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 279. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 529. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 755(531). 1928; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 239. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 166. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 261. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 263. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 274. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 24,31. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 259. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 184. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 390. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 222. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 177. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 176. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 404. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 294. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 490. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Muttamaram
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets radiate, densely punctuate with red glands. Leaves elliptic, acuminate at both ends, densely punctuate with black glands below; nerves indistinct; petiole 5 mm long. Racemes umbellate, axillary; peduncles to 1.5 cm long. Flowers few-together; pedicels short; sepals ovate, acute, hairy, punctate; corolla lobes 2.5 mm long, ovate, acute, reddish brown, glabrous; anthers apiculate. Berry 6 mm across, globose, black, smooth.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
South 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):
White
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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:
-700
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Localities:
Sholayar, Rockwood, Kattalappara, Karivepinshola, Aruvioda, Karimala, Pooppara, Orukomban, Damsite, Walakkad, Punnamala, Kakki hills, Brahmagiri, Teerthundamala, Chemungi, Karuvarakundu, Bonaccord
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