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Artocarpus gomezianus ssp. zeylanicus
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Family:
MORACEAE
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Citation: Artocarpus gomezianus Wall. ex Trecul ssp. zeylanicus Jarrett, J. Arnold Arbor. 41: 90. 1960; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 443. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 354. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 18. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 425. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 300. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 659. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 390. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 308. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 460. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 767. 2009.
Artocarpus lakoocha sensu C.E.C. Fisch. in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1369(958). 1928, non Roxb. 1832; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 627. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chima, Kattukadaplavu, Pulichakka, Theetiplavu
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English name(s):
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Description:
Medium sized to large trees, bark brownish black, pinkish inside; twigs grey adpressed tomentose. Leaves simple, alternate, to16 x 8 cm, elliptic-oblong, acuminate, base truncate or subcordate, subscabrous below; lateral nerves 9-15 pairs, regularly arching below the margins, intercostae reticulate; petiole 1-2.5 cm long. Male spike globose, 8 mm across, peduncles 1 cm long. Syncarp subglobose, uneven, fleshy, greenish yellow.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
South West 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):
Yellow, Green
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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:
600-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Vellanimala, Pattikkad, Rosemala, Mullakkudy, Pezha, Manniera, Pathenthode, Nedumkayam, Vandalodu, Meenmutty, Attayar
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