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Dalbergia lanceolaria ssp. lanceolaria
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Dalbergia lanceolaria L. f., Suppl. Pl. 316. 1781, ssp. lanceolaria; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 235. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 383(270). 1918; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 123. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 74. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 154. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 136. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 144. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 137. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 185. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 97. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 92. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 89. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 199. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 278. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kannanvaka, Kurutupanchndam, Ottutholi, Pachariai, Panchindam, Velleeti
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Takoli
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Description:
Large trees. Leaves imparipinnate, 15-25 cm long; leaflets 13 or 15, to 4 x 2 cm, oblong-elliptic, apex emarginate, slightly coriaceous; petiole to 2 cm; petiolule 3-5 mm, stipules small, deciduous. Panicles terminal and axillary, 5-15 cm long. Calyx reddish-brown. Petals bluish-white. Pod 8 x 2 cm, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, stipitate, coriaceous. acute at both ends; seeds 1-3.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Idukki, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist and dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India, Myanmar, Nepal 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, Violet
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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:
300-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Vazhani, Athirapally, Machad, Churullipetty, Chinnar, Thekkady, Ranni, Karuvara, Mukkali dam site, Thunakkadavu, Karimala, Tolpetty, Pothundy, Walayar, Neyyar, Kurichiad, Punalur, Parur, Damsite, Karimbam, Chindaki forest, Boneccord, Kottur R.F.,
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