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Dalbergia lanceolaria ssp. paniculata
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Dalbergia lanceolaria L.f. ssp. paniculata (Roxb.) Thoth., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 25: 171. 1985; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 137. 1992; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 89. 2002.
Dalbergia paniculata Roxb., Corom. Pl. 2: 8, t. 114. 1799; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 236. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 383(270). 1918; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 186. 1997.
Amerimnon paniculatum (Roxb.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 159. 1891.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Meruthi, Pachilamaram, Painganni, Pinekanni, Velleetty, Vettuthol
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Small trees, branchlets pubescent. Leaflets alternate, 5 or 6 pairs, 3-4 x 2.5 mm, oblong-obovate, apex obtuse, base cuneate; petiole ca 4 mm. Panicles terminal or axillary on tender shoot, pubescent. Flowers to 1 cm across; calyx tube ca 4 mm, rusty tomentose; corolla white, standard 1 x 0.5 mm, ovate, oblong, wings and keels to 8 x 3 mm; stamens 10, diadelphous; ovary ca 3 mm. Pods to 7 x 11.5 cm, lanceolate, acute; seeds 1 or 2.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-September
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District(s):
Palakkad, Malappuram, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India 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, Yellow
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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:
Kuchimudi, Malayattoor, Vaniampuzha
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