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Carissa spinarum var. spinarum
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Family:
APOCYNACEAE
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Citation: Carissa spinarum L., Mant. Pl. 2: 559. 1771, var. spinarum; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 631. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 805(565). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 251. 1984; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 289. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 188. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 307. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 517. 2009.
Carissa diffusa Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 524. 1824.
Carissa congesta Wight, Ic. t. 1289. 1848; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 805(565). 1923; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 436. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cherumully, Mully
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Wild Karanda
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Description:
Shrubs, spines to 3 cm, often forked. Leaves 3-5 x 3 cm, ovate-orbicular, apex acute, mucronate; petiole ca 4 mm. Cymes terminal, to 7-flowered; calyx lobes 3 mm, lanceolate, acuminate; corolla 1.5 cm; lobes 1 cm, oblong, acute; stamens 5, to 5 mm; ovary 1 mm, style 4 mm, stigma forked. Berry globose, 1.5-2 cm across.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-July
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Wayanad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deicudous forests and sacred groves as well as along seas coasts
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
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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:
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Localities:
Keerapady, Tiruvalla, Cheriyanad
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