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Colubrina travancorica
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Family:
RHAMNACEAE
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Citation: Colubrina travancorica Bedd., Ic. t. 188. 1868-1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 643. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 224(161). 1918; Bhandari & Bhansali in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 171. 2000; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 130. 2005; P.V. Sreekumar & A.N. Henry in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 724. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 173. 2009.
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Description:
Unarmed shrubs. Leaves alternate or subopposite, elliptic to lanceolate, rounded at base, crenate at margin, acuminate at apex, 8-12 x 3-4 cm, densely pubescent beneath when young; petioles 5-8 mm long, pubescent. Inflorescences thyrsoid or dichasial; peduncles 3-8 mm long, silky-pubescent. Flowers 5-6 mm long, pinkish; pedicels 3-8 mm long, silky-pubescent. Calyx campanulate; lobes 2-2.5 mm long. Petals 1-2 mm long. Disc 10-lobed. Ovary glabrous; styles 3-partite. Capsules globose, 6-8 mm; seeds oboviod, compressed.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Kerala)
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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):
Red
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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:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
Endangered (EN)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ranni, Enathu, Chengannur
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