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Cinnamomum filipedicellatum
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Family:
LAURACEAE
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Citation: Cinnamomum filipedicellatum Kosterm., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 25: 93. 1983(1985); M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 391. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 265. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 566. 2002.
Cinnamomum gracile sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 133. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1223(856). 1925, non Miq. 1864.
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Description:
Small trees, branchlets slender. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate to subovate, obtusely acumi-nate, base acute, to 12 x 6 cm, the 3 basal ribs reaching 3/4 length of lamina. Panicles slender, glabrous. Flowers yellow with pink shades.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-March
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern 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):
Yellow, Pink
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
900-1200
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Localities:
Pandimotta, Kallar, Chemungi, Athirumala
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